Never knowingly undersolved
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 >>
It is unusual to have a setter other than Phi on a Friday, but I have blogged a few Silvanus’ puzzles before and have always enjoyed them. It’s not often … Read more >>
First time I am blogging BUCCANEER i think. Thanks to setter for the Friday treat.
Fun, and not too tricky once I got going – favourites were 9ac, 10ac, 17/24dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Brummie
Reasonably challenging from Serpent today – about right for a Thursday.
Julius presents this morning's FT challenge.