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The 10×10 grid is to be viewed as 25 2×2 blocks and numbers derived by adding the numerical value of the letter in each block. In each double set of clues there is … Read more >>
Hello everybody. As this is my last 225 blog before CHARTISMS, I would like to take the opportunity to wish all you lovely people peace and joy. Now, onto the joy of another entertaining EV …
Check has got the POLYFILLA out this week – has some DIY gone wrong?…
“Three related unclued entries all suggest how ten answers must be modified before entry. In the completed grid, solvers must highlight five words (suitably disposed, 38 cells in total, all confirmed by Chambers) which have a DIFFERENT RELATION to one of the unclued entries. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; all entries are real words or names.”
A mistaken identity to be written beneath the grid exemplifying modifications to 10 across answers. Another 3 in remaining rows must be changed as the remark says. Last bit is to remove a … Read more >>
Luxor seems to be a new name on the EV roster – and with that name and a theme of FIRST BORN you could be forgiven for thinking this might be a biblical tale…
“In this puzzle, solvers play HIDE AND SEEK, whereby the answer to each clue is concealed within it, as is the definition for another answer. The pattern linking definitions and answers is to be discovered. Clues are listed in conventional order, and solvers must add bars so that the completed grid shows 180° rotational symmetry. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; one answer is a prefix and one proper noun has a two-word definition.”
Some clues with multiple letters and extra letters in the wordplay of other clues. An unclued entry and then shade three blocks of letters to illustrate the theme. Intriguing. The multiple letters in … Read more >>
Hi all, and thanks to The Ace of Hearts for a satisfying solve.
Skylark has two relatives for us to find, with one following in the other’s FOOTSTEPS…and a thematic perimeter…intriguing…
“The two unclued ADVERSARIES must be changed to the phrase uttered when one caught sight of the other (creating real-word crossing entries). Single-letter clashes occur in five cells; the letters to be kept spell out who actually spoke these words. Solvers must highlight six cells in a straight line offering (overlapping) four-word confirmation of the sighting. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
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A perimeter to fill in from the top left. Two unclued entries to fill in and highlight the name of the speaker. Sounds straight forward-ish. Some difficult clues – mainly the uncommon words … Read more >>