Never knowingly undersolved
Observation by Chalicea Nine consecutive clues contain an extra word that is not required for the solution. Read in clue order, the initial letters of those words will identify the observation that … Read more >>
It’s Pasquale setting the challenge today – and, in parts, it was quite a challenge but, as always with this setter, meticulously clued and therefore ultimately solvable. There are quite a few … Read more >>
A well-made Tuesday puzzle.
Thank you to Beale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Lean the wrong way, drop a catch (7) PITFALL : Reversal of(… the wrong way) TIP(to lean/to put into a sloping … Read more >>
This isn’t really an “easy Monday puzzle” – Tees (as usual) makes us work just a bit harder, but he’s always good value. I enjoyed it.
A nice Monday puzzle with a few clues that were a little tougher to parse. I liked 10ac, 13ac, 25ac, 14dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Pan
March begins with a PHSSTHPOK…
A tougher than usual puzzle from Cyclops this fortnight, at least for your correspondent…
The puzzle is available here. Hello again. Today it’s Nitsy’s turn to entertain us, and entertained I was. Some surfaces to elicit reactions: an “ew” or two and an “ow” – no … Read more >>
A new setter, or at least a new pseudonym, for the Genius slot: perhaps a John le Carré fan? The rather strangely-worded instructions tell us that “Fourteen clues contain no definition of their … Read more >>
An “angular” Azed this week, for reasons explained below.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3880.
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. Thanks to Klingsor for another classy puzzle. I thought 27a (AMUSINGLY) was very clever and also enjoyed 8d (RUDDERLESS) and 9d (LEGALESE). Given the overall … Read more >>
It’s good to see Qaos slipping into the Saturday slot, with what was, for me, a really entertaining and enjoyable solve, as I would expect from him. At least with Qaos we don’t … Read more >>
An excellent offering from WANDERER today to brighten up my Friday.