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PeterO The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28310. Matilda has been gracing the Quiptic and Cryptic slots for eighteen months now, and has been getting plaudits in both; this is no exception. I found … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3868. I found this considerably easier than last week’s Everyman, but with rather too many questionable details. ACROSS 1 TRENCH COAT Hector can’t change into outerwear (6,4) … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28308. Quite a quirky crossword, with some amusing definitions-that-aren’t, and three (count ’em) more or less cryptic definition clues. ACROSS 1 BEER GUT Result of having a … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28301. A very enjoyable stroll, with some pleasing misdirections. ACROSS 1 SOAP OPERA Shoot up, ingesting drink and drug before adult show (4,5) A charade of SOAPOPER, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28294. This unfolded for me as a good crossword should: at first glance impenetrable – it was nor just that I could not come up with answers, … Read more >>
THe puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28287. Altogether a delightful crossword. I would say it is fair, but with enough quirky features to keep me on my toes. Thanks to Philistine. ACROSS 8 … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3864. Much as we have come to expect from Everyman, including the rhyming pair at 3D and 11D, and the ‘primarily’ clue at 6A. There are a … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28280. A very quick solve, with a few quibbles. 11A held me up looking for a cryptic element, but I cannot find any. ACROSS 1 BITE THE … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28278. Quite a hard crossword for a time when changes of daylight savings time robs me of an hour’s worth of solving, with a couple of definitely … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28271. This gives me the impression of an exercise in envelopes, very well varied, with a few double definitions thrown in (of course, it is actually more … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28264. Maybe I’m feeling dozy today, but I had more trouble with this puzzle, particularly in the top half, than it would seem to justify in retrospect. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3860. Another Everyman with the trademark ‘primarily’ clue (reverting to form after last week’s variant), a weakish rhyming pair, and a bunch of &lits, all a little … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28257. A fairly quick solve, pleasant, but not too exciting, with some strange surfaces. A theme of headgear is plastered all over the place. Indeed, a google … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28250. A fine puzzle, I would say a notch more difficult than many Monday offerings, but none the worse for that. ACROSS 1 EPITOME Brief extract from … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28248. Mostly on the simpler side – for a Nutmeg – but with a couple of definitely tricky parses. In all beautifully crafted. ACROSS 1 WARTHOG Wild … Read more >>