Never knowingly undersolved
A delightful Quiptic from Carpathian, just right for new and improving solvers, in my opinion. To that end, I have tried to give full explanations of all the clues, but if you are … Read more >>
Another Tees puzzle for our Sunday entertainment. As always, I learnt something (and was entertained by a tractable and pleasing cryptic crossword). Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from May 10, 2020 I don’t think there was much to frighten the horses in this Everyman crossword. But, yes, below there is a lot of discussion about the 24ac/21d … Read more >>
A very satisfying puzzle. It took me several sittings to complete which made it all the more enjoyable. Congratulations to Azed on reaching another milestone, and may there be more to come! Thank … Read more >>
Pleased to see a Morph puzzle this time. I haven’t blogged one for years and I always find them entertaining. Also, they don’t offer the fear of not finishing. 1 Across is a … Read more >>
We’d probably solved 10 clues before realising the “translation” from numbers to letter that was needed, even though in retrospect it should have been one of the first things we thought of! I … Read more >>
Two unclued entries to deduce. Extra words to remove and two messages to find from the second and second last letters in extra words with no clashes in the entries. Something else to … Read more >>
A solid challenge from WANDERER today. Thanks WANDERER.
It’s Paul to round off the weekday puzzles – a reasonably stiff challenge, with lots of great clues, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Many thanks, Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 … Read more >>
It’s back to Phi-day again this week after Hob’s tribute to ‘Let It Be’ last Friday. As usual with a Phi puzzle, it was a pleasure to solve, and on this occasion, not … Read more >>
Serpent has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment. I found this a challenging and highly entertaining serve, but I got there in the end, I think, both as a solver and as a blogger. It … Read more >>
I think this is the first time I have blogged (or indeed solved) a puzzle by Moo.
Tricky in parts, with some gentler clues that eased me in. Favourites were 18ac, 25ac, 26ac, and 19dn. Thanks to Vlad.
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 2, 2020
The usual elegant puzzle from Aardvark. Thank you. My apologies for the late arrival of the blog. Every day seems the same at the moment. ACROSS 1 PEEWEE Singer having consecutive number ones? … Read more >>