Never knowingly undersolved
The blogging cycle turned and delivered me Tyrus again which was great because I knew I would enjoy it, and also have a chance of completing it without causing too much grief. If … Read more >>
There was a distinct wine-flavoured theme to this week’s puzzle.
O…M…G… I suspect we have a candidate for ‘EV of the year’, if not the decade, in terms of grid construction and denouément at least…I think I need a SNOWBALL cocktail (or two), … Read more >>
Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot today. Personally speaking, I found this towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum and didn’t come unstuck with a handful of clues at the end, … Read more >>
Bradman makes a return this friday with a real toughie!!
I was expecting Paul today, since he seems to appear every week these days – and here he is on top form. There is some very witty and ingenious cluing here and … Read more >>
Too many issues in this puzzle for my liking…
Hob has given us a topical puzzle. For those who like the topic this puzzle will be enjoyable. For those who don’t like the topic this may have been a … Read more >>
Some truly excellent clues here – a good majority of them were on my “shortlist” for favourites, but I’ll single out 9ac, 11ac, 13ac and 6dn. Thanks, Picaroon.
Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 17, 2016
Some Dante puzzles are harder than others.
Let’s put it this way: it didn’t find this the easiest of crosswords.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 15, 2016
Good stuff from Aardvark as usual.
For some reason I found this unusually hard for a Dac, but the trademark qualities are still all there — just as good as ever. Perhaps it was because there seemed to be slightly fewer clues than normal involving anagrams. I don’t know.
Definitions underlined.
Pan is a regular in the Quiptic slot, but this is his (?) third appearance on the Cryptic sde. As on previous occasions, many (perhaps most) of the clues were of Quiptic standard, … Read more >>