Never knowingly undersolved
I found this tough going for an IoS puzzle, in fact tough going, full stop. It’s all fair (although there’s one I can’t parse). When I was writing up the … Read more >>
A nice solid cryptic offering from Klingsor here – with some interesting surface readings and mis-directions… No obvious theme or nina that I could see. There seems to be a higher than ‘average’ number … Read more >>
Whodunnit?
Take away the “Where’s my prize?” and “No i at the newsagent’s today, please would you send IQ” emails from my inbox, and there are still a significant number of correspondents bemoaning harsh difficulty levels. I find this quite hard to fathom, particular in the year just past.
A complex preamble to say the least. Two set s of clue amendments to produce two messages – extra letters to be removed from the clue and wordplay with an additional letter. Add … Read more >>
I think this was toughest prize puzzle we’ve done in a while, although that was partly due to putting in the wrong answer in 23 down (see below) – lovely clues, though, and … Read more >>
Relatively easier workout from Alberich this Friday. Thanks Alberich !!!
Well, another Phi-day and a relatively straightforward challenge today. However, with a few unusual words and several names in the grid, we couldn’t help thinking that there must be a theme. We … Read more >>
Thanks to Nutmeg for an accessible end-of-the-week puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Sailor on ship outside Dover, say, with extremely elegant clothing (6,6) SPORTS JACKET : JACK(a sailor) placed … Read more >>
It is a while since I have either solved or blogged a puzzle by Tees, so I found myself wondering quite what to expect. What I got was a puzzle with two highly … Read more >>
A fairly easy one this morning…
Monday Prize Crossword / Jan 16, 2017
Another friendly start of the week with many ‘cultural’ references, just like in the good old Everyman days.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 14, 2017 I rate this as one of the harder of Mudd’s efforts; 1d in particular gave me a lot of trouble. My favourites are … Read more >>
Super puzzle and right up my street theme-wise. Thank you Gozo.
I was quite glad of a fairly straightforward solve this morning, as I have to go out shortly. We have a characteristic medley of charades, anagrams and double definitions, with mostly tight cluing … Read more >>