Never knowingly undersolved
Well…… this was a bit of a ‘tour de force’ by Hob. It wasn’t until Joyce came to write up the blog that Bert suddenly worked out the parsing for 24d and 19d. … Read more >>
This crossword from Puck was a nice Saturday challenge – mostly fairly straightforward with a tricky North East quadrant, we thought. As you expect from this setter there were some clever bits of … Read more >>
I took this puzzle on a golfing holiday to Portugal with the intention of tackling it in quiet moments by the pool. For one reason or another, I never got near the pool, … Read more >>
There will be a meeting for crossword setters and solvers at The George, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, SE1 1NH, coinciding with the annual Times Crossword Championship. The meeting will begin at 11:00 … Read more >>
A fairly typic Vlad experience for me today, where I got off to a good start with some (relatively) easy clues, but then slowed down and took a while to finish off. Even … Read more >>
Unfortunately, we didn’t really enjoy this offering from Phi today. When this happens, regardless of the setter, we both try and analyse why – perhaps today it was the fact that some of … Read more >>
Another brain twister from Wanderer! No clue that could be termed obvious yet upon solving seemed like they should have been easier than they appeared to be. Exactly what a good crossword clue should be. I have 1 clue that I am not sure I have solved fully …
This was my first experience of solving, let alone blogging, a puzzle by S.Park, although a quick trawl through the site reveals that this is the third Indy puzzle published under this pseudonym. … Read more >>
My first Screw (blogging-wise), and the last bit had me almost 23down. Thanks to Screw for a hard but enjoyable one. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Absolute idiot on top of … Read more >>
A very good puzzle let down by repetition.
Monday Prize Crossword / Sep 26, 2016
A Monday without Rufus, and no Dante either!
Time for a pleasant and easy Falcon.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 24, 2016
Something of a challenge form Julius. There is plenty to go at in here, a few straightforward clues but mostly downright deviousness. Vey enjoyable, thanks Julius.
It’s Wednesday, it’s D.. – no it’s not, it’s Serpent with what I thought was quite a tough puzzle I found this one of the most difficult Independent puzzles that … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27007.