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Apologies for a very late post! Across 1 QUOTATION MARKS: QUOTATION (estimate) + K in MARS (next door planet) 11 TOERAGS: TOE (digit) + RAGS (newspapers) 12 TRIPLEX: a kind of double definition … Read more >>

(From Neildubya: I’m not sure if today’s blogger is available today so here’s your placeholder for you to start discussing the puzzle.  Diagacht: if you’ve written your post you can edit this entry … Read more >>

Araucaria as the setter for my first blog was a bit intimidating, but once the long clues around the edge were solved the middle opened up. Getting 1A in particular fairly quickly was … Read more >>

A straightforward and enjoyable offering from Rufus to start the week. Some nice clues, and fewer cryptic definitions than usual, I think. Key: dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition * = … Read more >>

From Guardian Prize Crossword Saturday 12 July 2008 Common abbreviations used dd = double definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

I started off quickly with this one, with some very easy clues, especially in the SW corner (28ac, 24 and 25dn), but then things got a bit trickier. Got there eventually, with one … Read more >>

Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram A most intriguing set … Read more >>

Phew! Struggled through this very slowly, including a good five minute stare at 1dn before giving up on it until almost the end. Really enjoyed this. Across 9 LAURIE LEE LAUREL around I, … Read more >>

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Is Rufus getting harder? I had some trouble with this – particularly in the top left corner. Lots of CDs and DDs (Cryptic Definitions and Double Defs) and not many anagrams (I can … Read more >>

From Guardian Prize Crossword Saturday 5 July 2008 Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram What a stroke of … Read more >>

After yesterday’s walk in the park with Logodaedalus I was braced for a tough challenge today, and it was a delight to get this celebration of Araucaria’s 50th anniversary (even though I didn’t … Read more >>

Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram First, a word of … Read more >>

I haven’t heard from today’s blogger so I’m going to assume he can’t post for some reason. So feel free to start discussing the puzzle now…