Never knowingly undersolved
Always a pleasure when I see Matilda’s name on opening up the Quiptic. I found this an entertaining puzzle, with one or two clues requiring a bit of head-scratching; but it was all … Read more >>
I found this a mixture of easy and tricky clues.
A quick and pleasant solve – I particularly liked 9ac, 11ac, 28ac, 1dn, 4dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Vulcan.
A bit of a mixed bag this week: mostly straightforward, some excellent clues, but a few slightly iffy ones. I enjoyed most of this, but a few clues look as though Everyman didn’t … Read more >>
As usual the first Azed of the month is a competition puzzle. This time it is a standard plain Azed frequently includes Scots words as entries, but today he went … Read more >>
A traditional Sunday IoS puzzle from Peter. Thank you. ACROSS 5 TREPAN Parent exchanged boring tool (6) anagram (exchanged) of PARENT 6 TABARD Bra recycled into little lad’s garment (6) anagram (recycled) … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hello and happy Saturday. Thanks to Wiglaf for today’s crossed words, of which my favourite is of course CANOODLE (4d). I also liked the inclusion of an … Read more >>
Pick A LETTER, any letter, says Piccadilly – there’s 26 of them to choose from! The (fairly complex) preamble states that: “For each clue, A LETTER must be omitted from the answer wherever … Read more >>
A (mostly) gentle prize puzzle from Tramp this week. Thank you Tramp. ACROSS 1 SEDUCE Charm sweetheart briefly during date (6) DUCk (sweetheart, briefly) inside SEE (date) 4 SPATULAS They might mix in … Read more >>
The organiser of this event will no longer be visiting the UK in April (please see comment #21) but it appears from subsequent comments that others still want the meeting to take place.
A relatively quick solve, and an enjoyable puzzle – particular favourites were 4ac, 6ac, 11ac, 2dn, and 12dn. Thanks to Qaos
As usual, it is a Phi puzzle to end the weekday series. I was pleased to see a number of clues with three or more constituent parts, the highest being … Read more >>
A typical BRADMAN offering this Friday morning. Thanks Don.
Puck delivers a killer of a puzzle today…
Neo provides the FT entertainment today.