Never knowingly undersolved
A puzzle from Radian today that doesn’t have any obscure entries, but does have one entry that I have great difficulty spelling The theme in this crossword developed gradually but … Read more >>
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, so we know what to expect – plenty of double/cryptic definitions (though perhaps not quite as many as some weeks judging by the blogs I’ve read in the past), … Read more >>
An excellent Quiptic this morning. But what do you expect? Look who the setter is. I’ll be recommending this one to my friends who are still trying to learn the Dark Arts. … Read more >>
A plain crossword from Alchemi this morning, nowt wrong with that.
Not what I would call an outstanding puzzle though there are some excellent surface readings in the clues I did the wrong thing by solving this crossword a week ago soon after the mag arrived, … Read more >>
A relatively quick solve for me this week with everything done and dusted within about half an hour. Does this mean that the puzzle was easier than usual or just that I had … Read more >>
Hello all, This one took me a few sittings, as should be the case. Enjoyable. As ever, I’m amazed by the grid constructions for puzzles like this. I found myself singing the bridge to this song … Read more >>
Fun everyman puzzle. Not much by way of general knowledge required. Some nice surfaces. One clue that I couldn’t parse (15d)
Being of a pedantic turn, I was struck by several little things that weren’t quite right here: 19dn is given as (6) when it is (7); 22dn is given as 23dn; whoever typed out … Read more >>
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) Thanks to Daedalus for an enjoyable … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Thanks to Daedalus for an enjoyable puzzle, just a bit tricky in parts. Definitions are … Read more >>
Apologies for the late posting of this week’s blog – it’s been a hectic week. This was a good, moderately challenging puzzle, as expected from Monk. We thoroughly enjoyed it. We do however … Read more >>
A tough but fair prize puzzle from Crucible. The there were some special instructions for this puzzle that read: Five across and eight down solutions involve, wholly or in part, some of 5 … Read more >>
I’ve come to treat an Ifor puzzle with some trepidation. His last EV was No. 1188, Portmanteau, with its phrases for helping the aspiring solver: spilling the beans, giving the game away, and … Read more >>
An enjoyable challenge from Tramp to warm one up for tomorrow’s prize puzzle. Thanks to Tramp. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 “Being in sport is exciting” (Shearer and co) (9) RACEHORSE … Read more >>