Never knowingly undersolved
Atrica is a new name for me, although it isn’t: only five months ago I blogged one. I wrote then This is the first I’ve heard of Atrica, who doesn’t seem to have … Read more >>
Another enjoyable Quiptic from Matilda this morning. (Or last Thursday, for those who noticed it was erroneously published early under the Cryptic heading on the Guardian website.) The wordplay in 11a and the … Read more >>
A gentle start to the week from VELIA… A very pleasant solve. Lot’s of great clues. Hokuto apples were new to me. My parsing of 28a is perhaps a bit dodgy. Thanks VELIA! … Read more >>
A nice difficulty for a Monday, and several clues that raised a smile – I particularly liked 1ac, 9ac, 22ac, 6dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Chifonie
In the past, Poins has been a contributor mainly to the Independent on Sunday puzzle slot, but he’s made a few appearances recently on a Monday. This was in the customary Monday style: … Read more >>
A much more accessible puzzle this time. Nothing here to trouble us much. Almost a record solve with only 3 left to do after the first pass and they were scattered around so … Read more >>
Thanks Hypnos for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Dismiss sandwich possibly with no end of chicken (4) SACK : “snack”(an example of which/possibly, would be a sandwich) … Read more >>
It’s been around a year now since the ‘new’ Everyman took over the slot in The Observer. I think he’s settled now into a recognisable style and is producing entertaining and accessible puzzles … Read more >>
I did not need the dictionary as much as usual this week – Azed is being kind to us. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 BRIDGE THE GAP To supply need, girl (saintly?) introduces … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hello, and happy Pi Day. I found this more accessible than most Nimrod puzzles and made good early progress in the NW and SE corners. Some … Read more >>
Hi everyone. I hope you are well. Thanks to Kcit for an enjoyable puzzle which certainly had someThing about it. The preamble reads: The five five-letter across entries in order are the … Read more >>
A classic prize puzzle from Paul with some lovely surfaces. I have commented before on how inventive Paul is. Here he comes up with a fresh way of clueing PINAFORE and finds a … Read more >>
My apologies for the late posting of this blog, owing to urgent family circumstances. As is customary, Phi brings this working week to a close with his latest puzzle. Not for the first … Read more >>
A tough challenge from WANDERER today. I needed Geoff’s help to complete the blog.
A slow solve with some tricky parsing. I especially liked 13ac, 27ac, and 1dn – other favourites were 25ac, 31ac, and 21dn. Thanks to Paul.