Hello everyone. A puzzle from Tyrus today.
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Independent No.11,397 by Monk
Monk in the Saturday slot gives me a chance to blog on their work rather than just solve.
Independent No. 11,367 by Serpent
Good morning everyone.
I was rather pleased to see I’d been gifted a puzzle by Serpent to solve.
As a setter with a considerable reputation, I was relishing the challenge, and it didn’t disappoint. There were a few things working in my favour, though. I’m a fan of a multiple word answer, of which there were several and thankfully, there also weren’t too many convolutions in the clueing, which Serpent has something of a penchant for.
Independent No. 11,337 by Bluth
Good morning solvers. Firstly, a big thank you to mc_rapper67 for passing on his Saturday Indy slot to me. It’s a very big pair of metaphorical shoes to fill.
Thanks to Bluth for this lovely puzzle. Typically for them there’s a few quite oblique cryptic references to navigate, and one that I still can’t convincingly parse. Overall though, there was enough to make it a challenge, but still pleasant enough for a bleary-eyed Saturday morning.
Definition (surface) words are underlined in the clues.
Guardian Xmas cryptic No. 28,949
Merry Xmas and a happy New Year!
This year’s prize Maskarade is my first outing as a new blogger.