Never knowingly undersolved
Thank you to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 4. Cop guarding god leaving hospital in Texas city (6) DALLAS : DS(abbrev. for “detective sergeant”/a policeman/cop) containing(guarding) “Allah”(the name of God/the … Read more >>
A gentle SLORMGORM to start the working week…
Some classic Cyclops-ean smuttery and establishment-targeting in the clue readings, with some recent and more distant references…
The puzzle is available here. Hi all. Tees is reliably entertaining, and so it was no surprise to me that I was entertained today. I particularly liked 16a (TABOO) for its surface … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3884.
Very enjoyable! The puzzle looks intimidating but yields more easily than expected. Thank you Azed.
This was a puzzle I had to pick away at a bit at a time. I never seemed to get a grip on it during the solve. The few answers I got on … Read more >>
A fun puzzle from Philistine to brighten up what was a pretty dull Saturday morning. There is a theme, which I wasn’t familiar with in detail. I haven’t read the books and I’m … Read more >>
A proper challenge from WANDERER this Friday that gave me many a hair-pulling moment.
An enjoyable Phi-day puzzle, though with a few tricky moments.
It’s Boatman rounding off the week with a themed puzzle. The theme is indicated by CO, which didn’t ring any bells at all, so I ignored those clues on the first run through … Read more >>
A slower solve, and very enjoyable. Favourites were 9ac, 12ac, 2dn, 5dn, and 17dn. Many thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.
Hob sets today’s brain-teaser…..
One for fans of the homophone.
“The correct letters of misprints in definitions, in clue order, provide a French version (ignoring one accent) of a common English idiom and some additional assistance, which together will explain each EXCUSEZ-MOI required in a number of undefined, but otherwise plain, clue answers. Enumerations refer to entry lengths. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; one answer is an abbreviation.”