Never knowingly undersolved
What more is there to say about Dac? This is the usual consummate performance from the master, albeit at the easy end of the scale and containing nothing to hold people up for long. Even the citrus fruit at 24ac can be taken on trust. And thank goodness I didn’t need to know anything about Thiepval in 6dn.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Got stuck near the beginning and then again about halfway through, but the last few fell very quickly. Favourites were 1ac, 15ac, 24ac/6dn, 3dn and 4dn. Thanks Paul.
By ’Eck, ’e’s back for the first time since NY 2014. Preamble: The grid consists of two crosswords with a common theme. Clues are presented in non-overlapping pairs; either clue appearing first. … Read more >>
We expect a couple of unfamiliar words in a Pasquale puzzle, but he’s excelled himself in this one (at least as far as I’m concerned) in the SE corner. (I wonder what one … Read more >>
It has become almost the norm for the Tuesday Indy to have a theme and today is no exception …
This annual quiz is created by Araucaria’s family, and it’s fun and challenging. We dedicate our donation to the memory of Araucaria, and suggest that you might like to do the same. http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8085da8850c0e2152b2339c4c&id=a31f7892be&e=df02ee0cb7 … Read more >>
Not the usual day for this setter, but the usual fare, heavy on CDs,DDs, and anagrams, from Dante; thanks to him. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Note girl may be careless … Read more >>
Apologies for the dealy in getting this blog up – I have had a few days from hell, including a motor accident, and numerous family commitments.
A puzzle full of intricate clues, but also some humour.
Not a super-friendly grid today, but a sound enough Quiptic from Pan. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are … Read more >>
…or ‘One No-Trump’, maybe, as I think this is the first Cyclops in a while not to mention the orange-skinned self-publicist…thank goodness the US election is over, and we won’t have to worry … Read more >>
As per usual a classy smooth Everyman
A standard plain puzzle from Azed today. I made steady progress through this one with the usual help from Chambers dictionary. As usual I learnt an obscure meaning of an … Read more >>
I struggled a bit with this. I spent a lot of time looking up familiar words in the dictionary thinking “but does it really mean that?”. Of course in every case the dictionary agreed with Kairos that it did, so well done Kairos!
Another new (to me, at least) setter…I seem to have been saying this a lot recently, which can only be a good thing! I can’t find any previous Maize puzzles on this site, … Read more >>