Never knowingly undersolved
What will EV solvers find at the ‘Artix Circle’?…A vast expanse of whiteness for a start! With no numbers and very few bars, we have ourselves another jigsaw EV…albeit at least with the … Read more >>
A breezy puzzle from Bradman today. Good fodder for beginners on the FT. Clean cluing and a few full length clues made for a pleasurable solving experience.
It is Friday and the compiling slot is occupied by Phi, as one might expect. I found this one moderately difficult, in that I didn’t sail through it but nor did it give … Read more >>
It’s four months since Orlando last appeared in the Cryptic slot, so this was a welcome sight on a rather duller morning than we’ve become used to this week. Orlando’s fans will not … Read more >>
A birthday tribute by Gaff
Tough at the start, and enjoyable throughout – favourites 12ac, 1dn, 14dn and 16dn. Thanks Picaroon.
I think this is an Independent daily debut for Serpent today. Serpent has appeared twice in the Inquisitor series where I enjoyed blogging his puzzle with a Cluedo theme. I … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 28, 2016
I made heavy work of this. I’m not sure if this is down to the level of difficulty of the puzzle or just that I’m feeling very sleepy this morning and have not had enough coffee to get me going yet. Anyway, thank you Aardvark for an enjoyable tussle.
For some time this week I have been struggling to produce anything like a half-decent clue in a certain clue-setting competition. Yet Quixote, who sets several crosswords weekly, produces smooth and efficient clues that certainly look as if they are written easily. There is seldom any strain or ‘well, I’m not sure I’d have done that …’ at any point.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
As usual with Chifonie, a fairly straightforward puzzle, though not as much as a write-in as I sometimes find him. There seem to be a lot of inclusion-type clues, with fewer of the … Read more >>
It’s not that long ago that I blogged a Schadenfreude puzzle – remember Lucy? Preamble: The four unclued entries are synonymous. Corrections to single-letter misprints in the definition part of each clue … Read more >>
One for the Wodehouse fans among you.
A novel theme to today’s puzzle from Scorpion – one with which we are all probably familiar without really knowing why. What is it about 17ac that makes it a measure for the size … Read more >>