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This was a good challenge for the Bank Holiday weekend from Maskarade, with an impressively constructed grid The theme of the puzzle is RING CYCLE, referring to Wagner’s four opera cycle, Der Ring … Read more >>

Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Drive bishop away from bumpiest ground (7) IMPETUS : “b”(abbrev. for “bishop” in chess notation) deleted from(away from) anagram of(… ground) “bumpiest“. … Read more >>

Another cracker of a puzzle from Picaroon to brighten yet another dull morning. There’s the customary wit and elegance in the cluing, with some great definitions and surfaces – and one or two … Read more >>

A typical Vulcan for this Bank Holiday Monday (a rather grey one from where I’m sitting), where most of the clues should cause very little trouble. Thanks to Vulcan.   Across 7 FRACTIOUS … Read more >>

As has been my experience with many of Paul’s recent puzzles, this one started out feeling quite hard, but yielded satisfyingly in the end. I was helped by guessing the two long acrosses … Read more >>

Thanks to Crucible. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Let’s talk about the weather … and the climate, and things to do with them. Across 1. Hot dish, then cold, very cold (6) … Read more >>

Boatman sets today’s challenge with an unmistakably themed puzzle. It’s a fairly typical Boatman offering, with the theme word repeated throughout the clues – which can get rather tedious, although the theme is … Read more >>