Never knowingly undersolved
A slow start, but once having got a foothold, it wasn’t as bad as it first seemed. Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Part of Tennessee Williams’ last … Read more >>
This was a rather-kinder-than-usual crossword from Phi, but its neat clueing was as good as always.
I shall not be in later so won’t be able to react to any comments until late on Saturday at the earliest.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
A typical workout from Redshank, thanks to whom for setting a solid challenge. In my opinon, one of the more balanced crosswords I have solved recently, being not too easy and not too difficult .
A pleasant puzzle from Flimsy this morning…
I may have solved every single crossword that Serpent wrote for The Independent but I’ve never blogged one. Until now, with thanks to Bertandjoyce, who are having a great time probably, at the moment being as close to the South Pole as we are to the North Pole (unless you live Down Under, perhaps). Hence me today.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27613.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 1, 2018
Hypnos is occupying the mid-week slot this time, offering me just my second opportunity to solve and blog one of his puzzles. I found this a fairly straightforward but nonetheless entertaining solve. I … Read more >>
Easy to start and hard to finish, enjoyable all the way! Thank you Monk.
It’s Vlad’s turn to wake us up [and how!] this Wednesday morning. I found this quite a challenge, not least in the parsing department, but all the more satisfying for that. … Read more >>
This was a puzzle where I knew nothing about the “Artists” in question, nor the album referred to, nor the group, so the whole thing revolved around a Google search. This is not … Read more >>
Some tricksy parses and clever decoy work from Gurney today.
I can’t find Wire mentioned as a setter anywhere in the fifteensquared history so I’m guessing this is a debut puzzle Whenever I see a new setter, I wonder if … Read more >>
Really enjoyed this, with the theme present throughout. Favourites were 24ac, 25ac, 4dn and 7dn. Thanks to Picaroon.
A smooth start to the week from Armonie…