Never knowingly undersolved
It has been a long time since I have blogged a puzzle by Morph and I had almost forgotten quite how much fun his puzzles can be. I found this to be towards … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 10, 2018
Lor! Oh so good. Thank you and please come back more often.
Tees has been appearing one, two or three times a month recently, at weekends as well as midweek. There was an appropriate balance in the top and bottom row of … Read more >>
Qaos up to his usual tricks…
It’s been three years since Nudd set an Inquisitor, so it’s a pleasant change to see one now. The preamble told us that "a single letter must be jettisoned from … Read more >>
Quite a challenge from Knut today, which took a long time and even then I was defeated by 4dn. My guess is that there were a number of details that passed me by.
Crucible gives us a good workout this morning, with a couple of clues I can’t parse to my complete satisfaction. There’s a fairly obvious construction theme in the answers, with MASON, BUILDING, BRICKS … Read more >>
A quick Tuesday solve but with some notably elegant surfaces.
After two – in my opinion – slightly quirky Monday puzzles, the FT put the more familiar Armonie on its menu today.
A very nicely judged quiptic, ideal for those learning the cryptic ropes and those in a hurry.
Apologies for the delay in getting the blog to you. The puzzle can be solved online here.
Eimi made a reappearance in the Indy last week, and now we see a Raich puzzle for the first time for a while in the daily Indy (he has been contributing to the … Read more >>
I enjoyed solving this, sadly it didn’t last very long. Not only are there only 23 clues due to the grid design, but most of the answers flew in. It was nearly a … Read more >>
Everyman is such a good choice of cryptic for those new to them, or for those learning the ropes. Always carefully constructed and at a level of difficulty that should encourage people to … Read more >>