Never knowingly undersolved
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28084. Forgive me if this sounds like damning with faint praise, but after yesterday’s Puck, what would not be anticlimactic? My real gripe is not with Qaos, … Read more >>
Without any prior notification, our hosting company migrated my account, and hence the site, to a new server earlier today and it would appear that in the process a number of comments were … Read more >>
It’s been well over a year and a half since we had an Inquisitor from Pointer. This is the first Pointer puzzle I have blogged, but I have enjoyed solving many of his … Read more >>
Straightforward on the whole, but with enough wiliness to keep complacency at bay.
I’m always delighted to see Puck’s name on a puzzle, particularly when I’m blogging – and he’s on top form today. I was a bit daunted at the beginning, seeing two clues containing … Read more >>
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 >>