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sorry if this is a bit terse, internet went down at home so am solving/blogging between lectures. I got through this quickly with a few niggles. Liked 18ac. Across 1 DESCRIBE (seed)* around … Read more >>

Found this rather easy today, got a couple of answers that were connected by 11, 19 and 26, got these, and then the rest of the related answers very soon after. Lots of … Read more >>

Lots of clues which should be connected by 17ac.. got it from the chess set and the football set plays then got the theatrical ones but still don’t see how the others qualify. … Read more >>

Am solving and blogging now after a night out knowing that I won’t get up at a reasonable hour tomorrow/this morning.. surprisingly easy for a Paul, I felt, with a lot of easyish … Read more >>

Blogging in a hurry – luckily nothing too difficult today. Across 7 CATARACT As in waterfall, and as in the eye disease. 9 EQUALS (squeal)* 10 TIER TIE R[iver] 11 COMPANY CAR an … Read more >>

Nothing too difficult but certainly some very clever clueing and nice surfaces throughout. Loved 24ac. Across 1 CHUMMY CHUMMY=”sociable” and I’ve vaguely heard of police calling a criminal “chummy”. 4 DISCUS DISCUS[s] 9 … Read more >>

Nice and easy start to the week, with quite a few hidden or similar clues. Across 1 DUTCH COURAGE I didn’t know the various meanings of Dutch wife, but still got this easily … Read more >>

Easier than usual from Chifonie. Across 8 ORNAMENT OR NAME NT (New Testament) 9 EBONY E BONY 11 LIBERATION LIBATION around ER 12 ASHRAM A SH RAM – a Hindu hermitage 14 LORRAINE … Read more >>

Raced through a few easier clues, and then struggled a bit with this. Eventually got the four longer references to 22 (RHYME) around the edges of the grid, which helped a little. Had … Read more >>

Phew! Struggled through this very slowly, including a good five minute stare at 1dn before giving up on it until almost the end. Really enjoyed this. Across 9 LAURIE LEE LAUREL around I, … Read more >>

Computer failure – will try to post by tonight but if anyone wants to step in with a blog of their own please do.

Struggled with this for a while, but got there in the end. Several nice clues in here, and nothing too difficult, although I had to guess 13dn and at some of the wordplay. … Read more >>

Apologies, but I have to rush off now, so just a quick post today. Nothing too difficult from Rufus, but still a few neat clues in here. Across 1 COURTING DISASTER 10 EX,ONE,RATE … Read more >>

My chronic lack of geographical knowledge slowed me down quite a bit in this puzzle with lots of varied and often rather clever uses of “capital”, both in definitions and wordplay. On reflection, … Read more >>

Was, unusually for me, on the right wavelength for Araucaria today, and sped through most of the puzzle, which was as enjoyable as always. There was a nice mini theme of a few … Read more >>