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Independent on Sunday 1393 Poins

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Not so easy for a Sunday puzzle. Thanks to Poins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Get former pupil to exercise right away (6) OBTAIN : OB(abbrev. for “old boy”;a former pupil … Read more >>

Financial Times 15380 Sleuth

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Thanks to Sleuth – an enjoyable crossword; tricky enough in some places to give me pause. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Plain background – it disappeared from Berlin leader’s place? (9) … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 27015 Philistine

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A crossword with some innovative clue construction. Thanks to Philistine for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Cast in 10 officers (6) POLICE : “c” substituted for “t” in(C … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1389 Poins

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Thanks to Poins for an enjoyable Sunday puzzle.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Stop in cobbled side street (6) DESIST : Anagram of(cobbled) SIDE + ST(abbrev. for “street”). 4 Indifferent … Read more >>

Financial Times 15356 Dante

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Thanks to Dante for another of his trademark puzzles. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Back-slapping male with cultural pretensions (6) HEARTY : HE(pronoun for a male person) + ARTY(with cultural pretensions). … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26978 Pasquale

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(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.)  Not that hard, as it turned … Read more >>

Financial Time 15332 Jason

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(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.)  It wasn’t plain sailing at the start, … Read more >>