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I smiled to myself a lot when solving this. Which is a Good Thing. There were no birds. Which is a Bad Thing. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Lots of trademark clues from Hoskins today (sex, drugs and drink) – Bert did wonder whether the whole crossword had been written around 18d.
We cannot believe how quickly the weeks have flown by just lately – all too soon, we have another Phi to solve this Phi-day. If there are any errors or omissions we may not be able to sort things out until later when we have some wi-fi access.
Wiglaf has produced today’s puzzle for our stimulation and entertainment. I found this puzzle to be at the harder end of the Indy spectrum, one that I had to chip away for quite … Read more >>
Eccles has given us a crossword today free from words I didn’t know. My wife has SUMAC in the spice cupboard so that was an early entry reversing Monsieur CAMUS, a … Read more >>
I enjoyed this. A pleasant and gentle (?) workout from one of the Indy’s top setters. Perhaps one could criticise the fact that there are rather a lot of single letters clued by things like ‘ultimately’ and ‘initially’, but it is done so smoothly that this is hardly a blemish.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
A well constructed and efficient crossword with some unusual uses of some of the standard fodder items.
Thanks Raich for a quick enjoyable solve. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Spin doctors inaccurate about Society writer (6) PROUST : PR(abbrev. for “Public Relations”, a term to refer to … Read more >>
I’m not sure if I’ve blogged or even tackled a Serpent puzzle before. For me that can lead to a slow start while getting to grips with an unfamiliar setter’s style, but this … Read more >>
It is Phi-day again today and this week it has fallen to me to blog our Friday stalwart’s latest offering. I found this to be a relatively straightforward Phi puzzle and made steady … Read more >>
I enjoyed this puzzle from Tees today.. Nothing really obscure and a good mix of general knowledge required. I don’t use the words ASSONANCE and METASTASIS on a daily basis … Read more >>
This was the usual smooth solving experience, but slightly less smooth than usual because there were some unfamiliar words as well as one that looked like a mistake until Collins came to the rescue. So the solving experience was marginally stuttering.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Knut’s puzzles generally present interesting challenges, and today’s is no exception.
I’ve not blogged a Crosophile for a while now, so I was interested to see what he had produced for us for the Bank Holiday Monday puzzle. I found it a bit of … Read more >>
A straightforward puzzle, but not an easy one. Thank you Poins.