Never knowingly undersolved
When it comes to blogging there are certain setters that you know are going to cause you problems even before you’ve started solving the puzzle. Joyce was therefore very relieved when Bert offered … Read more >>
A theme of occupations, often very amusingly defined, characterised this puzzle.
This was quite challenging (for me, at least) and, if it wasn’t a blogging week, it might have been quietly put to one side and walked away from! I just about managed to … Read more >>
As custom dictates, it falls to Phi to round off this week’s series of mid-week puzzles. I found this a more straightforward puzzle than the average Phi, on an unusual grid with a … Read more >>
It’s been a while since I blogged an Arachne puzzle, but this was worth the wait, with clever clueing and characteristic wit. Thanks to Arachne. Possible Nina alert: I notice that JENNER appears … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle from Mudd with the usual mix of mildly cryptic to seemingly obscure clues. Thanks Mudd for a pleasant workout.
I would say that this is a fairly typical Paul puzzle with some easy entry clues and others that need a little more thought (or even a lot!). A bit of Paul’s trademark … Read more >>
Redshank cheered me up this morning
Morph has given us a puzzle today that was an entertaining solve I thought there might be a sports theme with references to car, prize fight, Leeds United, [PSV] Eindhoven, … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 2, 2016
A nice crossword from Hob today (what’s happening? no Dac: I wonder why), although I didn’t quite finish it, 24ac and 4dn defeating me. Oh well, I said, it’ll be all right when I do the blog since the answer will appear. It did, and it also showed me that I’d got 19dn wrong — in my opinion perfectly acceptably.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
An enjoyable puzzle from Monk today – my thanks to him – even if it was towards the easier end of his spectrum (that’s only my opinion of course!). At one time Monk … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26857
Back to normal (I hope). After last week’s monster, and the confused endgame after a tough solve the week before, a puzzle from Schadenfreude – always firm but fair – is a welcome … Read more >>