Never knowingly undersolved
Klingsor has provided today’s cruciverbal workout, as he often does on a Thursday. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which I found to be of medium difficultly and very high in the entertainment stakes. … Read more >>
Very enjoyable with some excellent surfaces and clever cluing – favourites 13ac, 14ac, 23ac, 25/4, 26ac, and 16dn. Thanks to Paul
The puzzle can be found here.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 2, 2018
Much easier to guess the answers than explain them. I think Aardvark does this deliberately, but he always leaves enough showing to get started solving the clue, if you know where to look! Thank you Aardvark.
As usual with Vlad, there are a few easy clues to soften us up for the rigours to come: no walkover, but perhaps the impaling was less severe than with some of his work. Thanks to Vlad.
I have blogged a few Eccles puzzles recently and have no complaints about working on another one. There is one clue where I’m struggling with the wordplay That’s the one for … Read more >>
Schadenfreude provides the Inquisition this week. The preamble told us that clues to nine answers lack a common definition. the three unclued entries when unjumbled provide a link to the … Read more >>
Tough for a Tueday, I thought, but fair and satisfying in the end.
A most enjoyable, albeit very difficult I thought, crossword today. There are lots of extremely clever clues, as we have come to expect of Maize. I thought 20dn and any number of others were outstanding.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Nutmeg delivers another solid puzzle this morning.
A stress-free FALCON to begin a hopefully stress-free week…
A neat crossword with terse, well-written clues.
Thanks Moley for a Quiptic which serves well as an introduction to cryptics for newer solvers. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 Linguist said parrot had good luck (8) POLYGLOT : … Read more >>
A straightforward Cyclops, quickly solved. He’s keeping up his usual standard with only a little bit of mild scatology in this one Across 7 TEEPEE Shelter provided by area of golf course … Read more >>