Never knowingly undersolved
A fun puzzle from Paul this morning. Nothing too taxing but lots of interesting and innovative cluing, with several smiles to help things along.Thank you, Paul – I enjoyed it. … Read more >>
Don’t be fooled by the first two clues…
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 8, 2018
A super puzzle on a theme I knew well. Thank you Gozo.
Found this a slow solve, with some tricky parsing and several bits of Googling required after the fact. Favourites 9ac, 11ac, 22ac, and 15dn. Thanks to Imogen.
For the second week in a row I am asked to stand in for Bertandjoyce.
Peter’s crossword is a friendly one but far from a write-in. The kind of puzzle one expects on a Wednesday.
Mull It Over by Opsimath Each across clue contains a misprint in the definition. In clue order the corrections spell out the last four words of a verse from a poem and the … Read more >>
Radian’s latest puzzle has been published today for our stimulation and entertainment. I notice that it uses a grid that was originally just a Telegraph grid, from what I can remember. Overall, I … Read more >>
Interesting puzzle. No complaints, but it does contain 3 clues with valid alternative solutions…
Yay! A QAOS, and we all know what that means…
Thank you Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Form of ID personal assistants wear (8) PASSPORT : PAS(plural of abbrev. for “personal assistant”) + SPORT(to wear;to have on a distinctive … Read more >>
Good Monday mental workout!
A short blog for a short solve…
Yesss … after a frustratingly long absence, a chance to indulge myself (I think setters and scheduling editors have been doing it on purpose, frankly.) Oh, and as well as the two … Read more >>
Cyclops is pretty much on-the-button this fortnight, with some familiar establishment targets, and a recently-resigned minister, to boot… Some historical references too – MUSSOLINI, Queen Vic’s (apocryphal?) saying – (we are) NOT AMUSED … Read more >>