Never knowingly undersolved
A tricky workout from Hoskins today. Some of this was straightforward, but there are a few rather obscure references, awkward constructions and slightly loose definitions; all gettable but needed a bit of fact-checking. … Read more >>
A pitch-perfect puzzle from Pan this morning, with shedloads of stunning surfaces. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Once a regular setter, Orlando only appears rarely these days, so it was a delight to see his name on today’s puzzle, especially after the equally welcome surprise of fellow old-timer Brendan on … Read more >>
Good fun to start off the week. Really enjoyed this! Great mix of clues, with some witty surfaces. Some of my favourites today include 16a, 23a, 5d, 14d, 22d. Thank you to the … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Oct 27, 2019
Another Everyman crossword that will please some and, in places, annoy others.
I blogged Skinny’s debut puzzle in the Indy in July and commented there that I hoped we’d bump into each other again. My wish has been granted, and I enjoyed solving and blogging … Read more >>
A plain Azed that I solved at a steady pace. I was able to complete all bar the SE corner without resorting to Chambers, so this must have been a fairly straightforward offering. … Read more >>
Unless I have missed something devious, this month’s Genius from Qaos seemed relatively gentle… The preamble states that: “Half the solutions must have a letter removed before entry in the grid (only valid … Read more >>
Another well crafted puzzle from Klingsor for the weekend.
Autumn and an association to find – 11 unclued entries which need to associated with a word from a normal clue. The other clues have an extra letter in the wordplay – across … Read more >>
We really struggled with this one, perhaps because of a combination of some tough clues, obscure answers, and the grid being low on checked letters. Good puzzle (thank-you Paul!) with some wonderful surface … Read more >>
I was confidently expecting today’s setter to be Paul, but it was certainly no disappointment to see Brendan instead (not that I have anything against Paul). We have a theme, of course, pointed … Read more >>
It’s Phi-day again. For once, we tumbled to the theme, but not until we had completed the puzzle and looked long and hard at the solutions. We found this to … Read more >>
A fine puzzle from WANDERER who deserves much applause for both the puzzle itself, as well as the completion of a milestone I think.
Tyrus has certainly put me through my paces this Thursday morning. And he has most definitely had the last laugh. I have completed the grid – correctly, I hope – but I still … Read more >>