Never knowingly undersolved
Gila has given us some cracking puzzles in the past. I wonder what’ve we got here. Preamble: Clues are presented in alphabetical order of their answers, which must be entered in the … Read more >>
Thank you to Basilisk. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Call up star taking mass medium over (6) SUMMON : SUN(the nearest star to us on earth) containing(taking) [M(symbol for “mass” … Read more >>
This is only Methuselah’s second offering for the Independent. The first one was published in April and had a ‘Line of Duty’ theme.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28436.
A meaty bank holiday Monday crossword from Orense.
Pan has the Quiptic for us this week. Carefully clued, but towards the harder end of the spectrum would be my analyis, but I’m just the humble blogger. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Monday entertainment from Skinny: mostly straightforward but occasionally needing a bit more thought.
Vulcan provides the Bank Holiday entertainment, with a typical Monday medley of anagrams, charades and cryptic definitions and some nice surfaces. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
A super puzzle, recommended for those who appreciate puzzles in a traditional style. Thank you Tees.
Only one or two rough edges this week. The Everyman crossword is getting better and is moving towards becoming what it says on the packet, a good sound entry-level crossword like the old Everyman. Are the rhyming clues 8dn and 13dn? Or 12ac and 16ac?
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, hidden, reversal, etc) in italics. Letters omitted are [like this].
As straightforward as Azed can be.
I think this is the fourth Puck Genius that I have blogged, from Genius 136 way back in Nov 2014, through 160 and 190, approximately every two-and-a-bit years. Always a pleasure to ‘shake hands with an old face’, as my grandfather used to say!
When I saw Phi had been given the Saturday slot I thought we would be in for a May Day special.
But I see no theme in here. Just excellent clear clues as usual from Phi.
I filled the grid from the definitions quite quickly, but untangling the wordplay took a lot longer! Thank you Tramp.
It’s giving nothing away to say that Paul has served up a fishy offering to round off the week. Lots of witty clues, with plenty of misdirection and not a risqué one in … Read more >>