Never knowingly undersolved
After what a number of commenters have called a tough week, we have a more straightforward puzzle from Brummie to round it off. We never know whether or not to expect a theme … Read more >>
It’s Phi-day again – in these strange times, it’s good to have a marker to remind us what day it is.
A snowy February and a puzzle from the Ace of Hearts. Extra letters in each clue to be removed and these spell out a definition in Chambers. Also five clashes to resolve using … Read more >>
Tough and a very fun – I had a huge smile after 17dn, and other favourites included 9ac, 11ac, 12ac, and 15dn. Lots of thanks to Vlad for the puzzle
Chalmie is this morning's FT setter.
Tees is occupying the Thursday slot this week. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, which I was able to solve independently with the exception of the WHO Director-General, whose name … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 6, 2021
Not as hard as Io can be, quite amenable in comparison. I get let off lightly today! Thank you Io.
A divine offering from Paul today…
I have not blogged many puzzles by Rodriguez but have enjoyed solving the ones I have. There was quite a mix of entries and clue allusions in today’s puzzle ranging from an animated … Read more >>
Today marks the centenary of the legendary John Graham.
Kruger’s puzzle takes us into the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations this week. The preamble was fairly short and clear. It stated: Twelve clues contain a misprint in their definition. The correct letters, in … Read more >>
An enjoyable challenge from Radian.
What an honour to be able to blog this puzzle.
by Tom Johnson aka Maskarade and Gozo
Today, February 16th, marks the centenary of the birth of John Galbraith Graham who compiled crosswords under the pseudonyms of Araucaria for the Guardian and Cinephile for the Financial Times.