Never knowingly undersolved
Thanks Hynos for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Band is overhead overlooking motorway (4) SASH : “smash”(a shot in tennis hit above the hitter’s head, and thus … Read more >>
What a pleasure solving a Monk puzzle is. There are always some great clues and interesting wordplay to tease out. However it was quite hard. Hard to finish. I got about a dozen … Read more >>
Hello everybody. I remembered very much enjoying the last Jaques puzzle I solved, so I started this one in a good frame of mind. Of course it is an EV, so things can … Read more >>
An interesting mixture of easy and difficult clues for this week’s prize puzzle.
It’s a couple of years since I blogged an Enigmatist puzzle – always a challenge but I think his puzzles have become [even] more difficult recently [and I know I’m not the only … Read more >>
Our Friday regular compiler Phi has brought this week’s string of mid-week puzzles to an end once again. I found this to be a puzzle of medium difficulty on the Indy scale. I … Read more >>
A delightful challenge from WANDERER this Friday, which I felt was on the easier side of his offerings. Thanks WANDERER.
A slow solve and tricky to parse – I really liked some of the misdirection in the surfaces. Favourites were 12ac, 14ac, 17ac, 30ac, and 27ac. Thanks to Nutmeg
Serpent challenges us today It’s an odd looking grid with nineteen across clues and sixteen down which usually implies there is something going on in terms of a theme or … Read more >>
A typically high-quality puzzle from Alberich. I really enjoyed this solve as there was a bit of everything in here. Alberich is a very clever, but very fair setter, who uses a range … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 9, 2019
A tough puzzle from Gaff, but one I enjoyed grappling with. Thank you Gaff. T in the clues stands in for tree. ACROSS 1 JOY ADAMSON Lion tamer was happiness to a T … Read more >>
So far as I can see this is the first time that I’ve blogged a Wire, who has often appeared on Saturdays, which I don’t do. But it was a pleasant experience: some … Read more >>
Quite a tricky one from Imogen today, with a few words that may be unfamiliar to some, but also some easier clues to get things started. Thanks to Imogen. … Read more >>
I fully expected something on the “Fall of the Berlin Wall” today, given that the puzzle was published on the 30th anniversary. Preamble: Every down clue contains a consecutive pair of letters … Read more >>