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I’m always pleased to see Vlad’s name on a puzzle – but the pleasure is mixed with some trepidation when it’s up to me to blog it! There were one or two gentle … Read more >>

Only three cryptic definitions today, and three doubles (or possibly 4+2). With mostly straightforward constructions in the other clues, I got through this very quickly, Thanks to Rufus           … Read more >>

  It was a pleasure to see Philistine’s  name on the Prize puzzle, after a week of excellent crosswords – not so challenging as he can be but very enjoyable all the same. … Read more >>

I was a bit slow getting into it, but it turned out alright. Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 Red, filthy dung-filled town (8) BURGUNDY : Anagram of(filthy) … Read more >>

  This is my fourth Shed blog in a row – but I’m not complaining. His appearances are getting steadily more regular, which has to be good news. It has been generally agreed … Read more >>

A pretty straightforward, but very enjoyable, prize puzzle this week. There were about 4 clues at the end that we had to think about for a long time before getting the answers. Across … Read more >>

The mind can do some funny things when it comes to word association. As soon as I saw it was Nutmeg this morning I immediately thought of rice pudding, followed very quickly by … Read more >>