Never knowingly undersolved
* = anagram [] = removed A(mpere) = abbreviation A puzzle themed on freedom and democracy, as epitomised by the Magna Carta, which appears on the left and right side of the grid. … Read more >>
The miserable wretch Provis occupies the Quiptic slot this week.
A slightly tardy post as I’ve been having technical problems (specifically, I have no computer). I think this was about medium in terms of difficulty, though it’s hard to tell as I sort … Read more >>
A medium-difficulty Azed, I thought – I got through about three-quarters of it with not much trouble, and then took twice as long again to finish it off. Usual remarks about sound, high-quality … Read more >>
I’m still getting used to the style of our new Everyman setter. It’s certainly taking me a lot longer to solve Everyman these days, so I would surmise that the difficulty level has … Read more >>
After a run of blogging successively trickier Independent on Sunday puzzles I get a straightforward puzzle form Hypnos again, though no less enjoyable for that. Both accessible and interesting is what I thought. At the time of writing this I am more than a little tipsy after a long family dinner, so I hope I do Hypnos justice. Thank you Hypnos.
We were surprised that Phi did not appear on Phiday (5th June), but then he popped up for this Saturday Prize Puzzle. We imagined that there would be a significant reason for … Read more >>
It was serendipitous for me that I was down to blog this puzzle, in view of its theme.
The preamble to OBSTACLE says that solvers have to find in the grid: a desired ‘union’, a place, and an obstacle to said union (37 letters in all) – with 19 corrected misprints providing … Read more >>
To B or not to B !! Chalmie serves up a delectable challenge which was equal parts difficult as it was innovative – one can never say “Been there, done that!” with any of his grids and so that made it an exciting solve. I had to resort to confirming several answers on the internet so that possibly took a bit of the aura away, and I am not sure about the accuracy of one clue. But truly this is one grid that Rowan Atkinson would have loved to solve.
I found this to be somewhat easier than some of Brummie’s previous offerings so it was over fairly quickly, which is just as well because I need to get this post published before … Read more >>
Independent 8,942 / Phi No surprise to find Phi occupying this Friday morning slot. For once, even I spotted the theme today – the musical West Side Story – which was less well … Read more >>
***** Update: The route and timings for the quiz pub crawl on Friday evening will be the same as last year, this time to incorporate sandwiches, chips ‘n’ stuff at the Maltings. Details can be found here. *****
After a stiff challenge from Loroso yesterday which was towards the more difficult end of the FT spectrum we now have an Orense which was certainly very much the opposite. A good puzzle … Read more >>
A puzzle from Nestor is always an enjoyable challenge There were a number of clues with complex wordplay. Regular readers of my blogs will know that I am partial to … Read more >>