Never knowingly undersolved
Serpent is the setter in the Independent today and he provided a serious challenge for me. There is a theme here in that all the entries in the outer rows and columns are … Read more >>
Hello all. Many thanks to Ploy for a puzzle which for me definitely passed the acid test. The preamble reads: In the completed grid, one cell contains two letters. Across and down … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 30, 2021
A nice puzzle, sorry about the late blog. Thanks Aardvark.
As usual, a fun puzzle from Eccles – needing a bit of thought but providing plenty of laughs in return.
A slow solve for me…
Is this the start of Ladies’ month? (About this time last year we had consecutive puzzles from Nutmeg, Chalicea, Vismut and Skylark.) Preamble: Corrections to be made to single letter misprints in … Read more >>
We’ve got a Bluth to solve today – no complaints as far as we are concerned, especially as it is Tuesday.
I got through about half of this one very quickly, then slowed down somewhat for the rest. An enjoyable and high-quality puzzle as we’ve come to expect from Nutmeg, so thanks to her. … Read more >>
Thank you to Falcon. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Not living together, blokes before beginning to tenant flat (9) APARTMENT : APART(not living/being together) + MEN(blokes/chaps) plus(before) 1st letter of(beginning … Read more >>
A delightful Quiptic from Hectence, with nothing to frighten the horses, as it should be. I have given full explanations for those in the ‘beginner’ category, but please ask if there is something … Read more >>
A fairly straightforward and enjoyable Monday puzzle from Vigo.
I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure of blogging a Leonidas puzzle before this morning. Some lovely surfaces on neatly compiled clues.
A typical Monday puzzle from Vulcan.
Quite a challenge in places, with some nice clues. I found fault with a bit, as explained in the blog, but these were small criticisms and overall it was enjoyable.
All indicators (anagram, hidden, homophone, deletion, reversal etc) in italics. Definitions inderlined.