Never knowingly undersolved
Making do without Paul’s awesome crossword utility is hard… but I somehow managed. Kind of a medium level difficulty Azed — usual Chambers trawling. There’s one wordplay that I’m unsure of — and a few … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3609.
Samson’s offering this week. Six clues with no definition, which the need replacing, wordplay with additional letters spelling out initials, a seventh member and a thematic adjustment. And a final grid with only … Read more >>
Hurrah! – another prize puzzle like what they used to be: not too difficult but needing – for me, at least – a bit of teasing out and a bit longer time than a … Read more >>
Some educational fare from Tees this week… …a couple of pairs of linked clues and som(m)e thematic material – for which I can’t quite work out any particular date-related significance…so maybe they are just there on … Read more >>
To finish this crossword I used aids. Usually when I do so I regret it afterwards, feeling that the answer really should have been clear, but in this case there was no self-reproach since the words were so unusual that despite some help from the wordplay they would probably still be empty spaces. None of the answers at 4ac, 12ac, 4dn, 6dn or 7dn are in Chambers Crossword Dictionary (2006) and only 4dn and 7dn are in Bradford’s (2006). So far as I can see, anyway.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26752.
A rarely seen setter on a Friday, Cincinnus gives us a straightforward challenge with just a touch of some unusual words to keep things interesting. Clean, unambiguous cluing meant that the parsing was a breeze. 14ac and 30ac were new words for me, both of which were “getable” from the clue.
A lovely puzzle from Paul, ingenious and witty, with a most congenial, for me, mini-theme. It caused a fair bit of head-scratching: several answers were inspired guesses, leading to relieved ‘ahas’ when the parsing … Read more >>
This is our first blog of a Vigo puzzle, and we’re already looking forward to the next! There are some great clues here, with a good range of difficulty – just what … Read more >>
A super crossword. Entertaining and fun. Thanks, Bradman
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 28, 2015
Easier to guess the solutions than to explain them. Thanks to Wanderer for a very enjoyable tussle.
Today offered me what will doubtless be my last opportunity to blog a Dac puzzle in 2015. And rather fittingly, this puzzle bears all the hallmarks of the other Dac puzzles that I … Read more >>