Never knowingly undersolved
I was half expecting a Paul puzzle today but it’s Brummie who rounds off the week. I usually enjoy Brummie’s puzzles but I’m afraid I found this one a disappointingly lacklustre solve, with … Read more >>
Phi brings the standard working week to a close as is usual. The shortest entry has given me the greatest problem in parsing today. I think the wordplay for TOO … Read more >>
A typical Friday offering from BRADMAN. Thanks Don! FF: 8 DD: 8 ACROSS 7 ROAD SHOW Touring group had so fallen apart in quarrel (4,4) [ HAD SO ]* in ROW ( … Read more >>
Orense provides this morning's FT puzzle. Although there were some good clues in here (such as 14ac and 22dn), I was ultimately disappointed with this puzzle. I think it could have done with … Read more >>
A fun puzzle – my favourites were 8ac, 10ac, 21dn, 24dn, and especially 19dn. Thanks to Picaroon. There is a theme, as mentioned in 23ac – all of the other across solutions are … Read more >>
It is always a joy to be blogging a puzzle by Klingsor — he is one of the setters I seek out. This one was perhaps a bit less challenging than sometimes, but … Read more >>
Kcit (Phi’s EV alter ego, if an alter ego can have an alter ego? Discuss…) has us doing some Geometry homework this week, as well as the usual English Language test…
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 28, 2020 Julius brings us another alphabetic with some typically clever clues, one term that was new to me (KERYGMA), another that I had come … Read more >>
A themed puzzle today, but a topic many will be familiar with. Thank you Gozo. The across solutions are all plants, mostly garden plants. ACROSS 1 CATNIP First of customers returns bottle of … Read more >>
It’s Wednesday and we have an Eccles to blog. What else can we say, that hasn’t been said before in previous blogs? Always a pleasure to solve – we’ve already said that. Neat … Read more >>
Vlad likes a bit of politics in his puzzles, and I think it’s no giveaway to say that here we are talking about the post-election shenanigans in the US, with all but handful … Read more >>
Today’s puzzle has been set for us by Radian. I found this to be a medium-to-hard puzzle, and I made slower progress through it than at first I expected that I would. I … Read more >>
Queen of the North by Phi Several squares will need to contain multiple letters for the clue answers to fit – solvers should replace these with the same appropriate symbol. The solutions … Read more >>
Hamilton at his most generous. Straightforward and entertaining stuff from my sometime Nemesis. Quirky as ever, but no complaints this morning and some moments of real pleasure. Thanks, Hamilton. ACROSS 1, 8 HELL … Read more >>
A typical Nutmeg offering this morning. When you see that the setter is Nutmeg, you know what you're going to get – clever clues, neat surfaces and a mental stretching exercise that won't … Read more >>