Never knowingly undersolved
Puzzles from Rodriguez are becoming more frequent, which is fine. I can’t see a theme today in either the clues or the entries. I blogged a Rodriguez puzzle in January … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28390.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 27, 2021
Phew, this was tough one! Thank you Monk for another great brain workout. As crypticsue used to say: time for a lie-down in a darkened room…
Eccles on a Wednesday – pushing the boundaries a bit in places, but always fun.
It’s six months since I blogged a Tramp puzzle, so I was delighted when this one landed in my lap this morning. I had a number of ticks, for clever anagrams and … Read more >>
Phi is a rather prolific setter here, about 4 puzzles a year of late – many more in other outlets. Preamble: The two unclued entries are to be unjumbled to form thematic … Read more >>
We don’t see many Atrica puzzles and the last one we blogged was in June last year.
A tricky puzzle, with some nicely misleading surfaces and quite a few clues unparsed until after the grid was filled. Favourites were 1ac, 12ac, 16ac, 18ac, and 22dn. Thanks to Vlad.
Thank you to Leonidas. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Metal arm worn by retired sailor (6) COBALT : COLT(brand-name for a type of revolver/firearm) containing(worn by) reversal of(retired) AB(abbrev. for … Read more >>
I haven’t blogged a Quiptic before – I’m a stand-in today – and I was particularly pleased to see Matilda’s name, because I always enjoy her puzzles, Quiptic or Cryptic. As required for … Read more >>
A thoroughly enjoyable challenge this morning from Zamorca.
Tees on my Monday watch. That’ll do for me to start the week. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>
I found this a bit harder than usual for a Vulcan, perhaps because of the large number double and cryptic definitions – some of the latter rather vague, I thought. Thanks to Vulcan. … Read more >>
A pleasant crossword. I make a few criticisms, but while some of them may be justified, some of them may be simply down to my own inability to see what’s happening.
Definitions in cadet blue, underlined. Indicators (anagrams, hiddens, homophones etc.) in italics