Never knowingly undersolved
A very suitable puzzle for the Monday slot – not difficult, but not a complete walkover, and some nice surfaces. A couple of bits of UK-specific general knowledge might cause trouble to some. … Read more >>
Another week, another Everyman. Some very good clues, some messy ones.
A straightforward Azed that wasn’t too difficult…
A straightforward and enjoyable puzzle. Thank you.
For some time now Knut (Julius in the FT) has been setting the cryptic crosswords that appear in the TES. Twenty of these puzzles have now been published in a book which, if … Read more >>
When we see Nimrod’s name on a puzzle we know that we won’t be able to parse some of the clues until later. Today’s offering was no exception.
Not so much ‘CIAO’ as nearly ‘Goodnight from me…’, Two Ronnies-style… …,after my recent DNF with EV1374 from Ranunculus, and several failures-to-finish recent IQs and Listeners…maybe my superpowers are on the wane… The … Read more >>
I found this downright hard. I enjoyed the challenge but for a while I thought I wasn’t going to be able to finish. Thanks Paul.
A solid challenge from ALBERICH today. I was coming along fine until the last 5 clues which took me thrice as long as the rest of the puzzle. Mainly got stuck in the SE corner.
It’s been a bit of a blast from the past this week, with Brendan, Orlando and Arachne taking the midweek spots. We end the week with Paul; still a regular, of course, but … Read more >>
Phi well up to his usual standard today; nothing obvious, but everything clear enough after a bit of thought. A few unfamiliar words, but the wordplay makes it straightforward enough to derive them. … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle with clues with nice surfaces. One can’t go wrong with Arachne, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 In arrears, welcoming one pound to cash in … Read more >>
Hob has given us a very nice workout. It was not always easy to see the answers, but once you did everything was clear. And that’s just how it should be. I have a slight criticism of 18ac and 15dn, but it is slight and the more I think about it the more I feel that it is not really justified.
There’s a lot to like in this Orense puzzle…
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 23, 2019