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A nice easy start to the week with some of the down clues proving just a tad more difficult Across 9 BY NO MEANS: anagram of MANY BONES 10 IDAHO: anagram of AID … Read more >>

Solving time: 11:45 A sports mini-theme this week, with QUESTION[s] OF SPORT including ANYONE FOR TENNIS, APPEAL and HOW’S THAT. I found this about medium difficulty with some nice clues but one or … Read more >>

I really enjoyed this one and learned a couple of new words, which is always good. Getting most of the long clues early on gave me a good start but there are one or … Read more >>

A themed puzzle from Araucaria, with 13 wordplay-only clues for capital cities (highlighted in blue below). I caught on to the theme early on by a lucky guess at PRAGUE, but still found … Read more >>

Another toughie from Paul.  The theme was enjoyable for a film buff, but a few clues didn’t quite sound right for me. The only solution I couldn’t explain was 22D, but the answer … Read more >>

dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram Not at all a difficult puzzle although … Read more >>

Apologies for this being a bit late today; I’d forgotten that I was supposed to be doing the post today. There are a couple of questions below that people can easily clear up, … Read more >>

Solving time: 15:26, the last 4 mins of which on 18dn. I found this a little harder than other recent Paul puzzles, but this may have been through unfamiliarity with the theme author, … Read more >>

I’ve very little time for this today, so apologies for any errors – I needed quite a bit of research to get or confirm the song titles, but I don’t mind that. As … Read more >>

Lots of clues which should be connected by 17ac.. got it from the chess set and the football set plays then got the theatrical ones but still don’t see how the others qualify. … Read more >>

A straightforward puzzle with nothing particularly exciting and a few very easy clues. Key: dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition * = anagram < = reverse Across 1. TACTFUL (FACT ULT)* … Read more >>

dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram Not too difficult a puzzle with some … Read more >>

I sometimes get psyched out when I can’t get 1A easily, so I took a little while to get started today.  Ploughed through most of the puzzle once I got going but took … Read more >>

Solving time: 20:32 (two mistakes: 13ac and 7dn) There’s a palindromic theme to this puzzle, built around the very long one referred to at 21ac. I found it hard to get going until … Read more >>

An enjoyable Araucaria today, with a completely non-topical theme of the Proms, with a bit of Shakespeare thrown in. dd = double definition* = anagram“” = homophone… = letters removed() = inserted Across … Read more >>