Never knowingly undersolved
After a week of lockdown, and seemingly no respite in sight, it is reassuring to be able to dip into crosswords, or any other diversionary activity, to get one’s mind off things…that is … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hello everyone. Before I head to the crossword, I would like to express my gratitude to those too busy to read this, those busy working to … Read more >>
A plain puzzle with a slight Australian flavour this week.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3832. Welcome to the forum where social distancing has always been acceptable. Here we have Everyman’s trademarks of paired answers – in this case just UP is … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle from Wiglaf today…
Paul turns up in the Saturday Prize slot, once again coinciding with my monthly blog. On the whole, this was straightforward enough but three clues [9 and 20 ac and 21dn] took as … Read more >>
“The seven unclued entries are the names of an eponymous character whose nickname (55) should be written below the grid. With one exception, all clues contain a superfluous word which should be removed before solving; the initial letters of these words give the character’s location. The normal clue’s number gives the age of the character. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Thanks to Picaroon for the enjoyable challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Complaint one twit receives over a bit of a pint (5,5) FLUID OUNCE : FLU(short for “influenza”/an illness/a … Read more >>
A familiar Friday setter. Thanks BRADMAN, for a gentle workout that took just a tad longer than it should have due to a couple of uncommon words thrown in.
The usual enjoyable and good Friday Phi offering. Definitions underlined, in sienna. Anagram indicators in italics. The theme is … (for you to complete). ACROSS 1 CARPET Caught at rack initially taking favourite … Read more >>
Serpent challenges the old grey matter today. As we expect from Serpent, this was a tricky but really enjoyable solve. Serpent sometimes has a theme or a nina in his puzzles, but we … Read more >>
Aardvark is today’s FT compiler.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28091. With the shortened time available, I am happy to have to deal with a crossword safely in my Goldilocks zone – nothing to hold me up … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 14, 2020
Wire has produced a puzzle to take our minds off the lockdown this Wednesday. I was certainly grateful for a break from all the various news broadcasts, however important those clearly are. I … Read more >>