Never knowingly undersolved
It always takes me a long time to blog a Tees puzzle, not because it’s exceptionally difficult, but because there are always some interesting words or references in them, so I end up … Read more >>
Enjoyable and mostly quite straightforward, with a few more complicated parsings to work out at the end. Favourites were 17ac, 5dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Pan
Another solid puzzle in the Eye style. I solved this in the normal manner having forgotten it was my turn to blog and particularly enjoyed it. It doesn’t take very long to subsequently … Read more >>
A Monday morning offering from ZAMORCA….
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Having dropped into Sil’s blog a few weeks ago to say I agreed with him about Everyman becoming more consistent as a setter of our Sunday puzzle, I found myself getting slightly grumpy … Read more >>
Thank you to Poins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Soldier and sailor returning after leave (6,3) DESERT RAT : Reversal of(… returning) TAR(informal term for a sailor) placed after(after) DESERT(to … Read more >>
I found this really good fun. Thank you Azed.
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. What a treat for me to get to blog a puzzle by one of my favourite setters. I found it nice and chewy, just right … Read more >>
A rare puzzle by a setter whose puzzles always seem to celebrate a special day.
A tough but delectable workout today from WANDERER. Enjoyed the challenge. Needed help to get across the line for 6d.
Phi is occupying his traditional Friday slot this week. I found this to be a harder than average puzzle by Phi standards, and I needed to put it down and come back a … Read more >>
Some clever cluing…
I haven’t blogged a Klingsor puzzle for a while, so it’s good to get one today Klingsor often includes classical music references in his puzzles. Today the focus is on … Read more >>
Neo is today's FT setter.