Never knowingly undersolved
Eccles has provided a delightful puzzle to entertain us this Wednesday. This has been my favourite puzzle of 2021 so far in terms of entertainment value, for which my thanks go to Eccles. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28353. There is a theme – of course, it’s Qaos – but it was entirely unknown to me, until I discovered it on the Qaos website. It … Read more >>
First, congratulations to Charybdis, one of my favourite setters, for his prescience in setting a clue concerning K2 which was in the news on the very day that it was published! 8D refers … Read more >>
Vlad sets the challenge this morning, with a puzzle full of typically ingenious clues and witty surfaces, making for a most enjoyable solve. My favourites were 1,15, 11ac, 5dn, 7dn, 12dn and the … Read more >>
Tougher than I first thought, with some cryptic definitions which gave pause… A few enigmatic meanings got the old grey matter working today, in a rather tougher Tuesday solve than usual. Or perhaps … Read more >>
Wire provides a typical Tuesday Independent crossword Tuesday is usually a theme day and today clearly focused on the other side of the world with many references to Australia or Australian culture. Even … Read more >>
Good start to the week from Peto.
This offering from Anto did not appear on the Grauniad website till mid morning, so I am afraid because of work commitments I have not been able to write and post a blog … Read more >>
A simple and enjoyable puzzle to start the week – I particularly liked 9ac, 10ac, 24ac, and 7dn. Many thanks to Vulcan
Tees is a top setter, but you wouldn’t set your calendar by him. He’s not knocked Phi off his Friday perch yet, but I think we’ve seen him every other weekday in the … Read more >>
Another Sunday morning Peter ‘n’ Pierre show. A tractable puzzle just right for the IoS slot, I thought. Of particular note (for me at least) were a namecheck and a bird. Life is … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Jan 17, 2021 A fine crossword that we enjoyed just a bit more than the one from the week before. Everyman’s puzzles may somewhat vary in difficulty and tightness … Read more >>
My weekly guided tour through the dictionary. Thank you Azed.
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. A Bluth crossword is always a pleasure, so after another long week I was delighted to have a Caturday treat in store. I found … Read more >>
A fun crossword from Paul with a theme of capitals, and a nice thematic device… … which is clues of the form, “Capital of Norway twice 14”. 14 is REBUILT so this is … Read more >>