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Day: 12 December 2006

Independent 6289 by Virgilius – Poets aplenty!

Tue December 12, 2006 at 1:11 pm by nmsindy

Giving away no secrets with that.     “Poet” appears as full or partial definition in twelve clues,  and another two as part of wordplay.  Impressed that, despite these constraints, (a) the other words in the puzzle were normal … Read more >>

Categories Independent 3 Comments

Guardian 23947/Gordius – lots of wordplay

Tue December 12, 2006 at 4:57 am by ilancaron

Quite a bit of complex wordplay in this puzzle. A couple of obscure allusions but nonetheless accessible. Across 1 COM(PUT)E – A tour de force pushing the cryptic envelope: here’s the clue: “Number … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 6 Comments

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