Financial Times 14,826 – Crux

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Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 12 Exactly the same grid as last week’s prize puzzle, different setter yet more or less similar level, quality and enjoyment. For which many thanks to Crux. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Independent 8,820 by Dac

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What new is there to say about Dac? This was one of his easiest, many of the clues not really very different from those in The Times Quick Cryptic, but the surfaces were as always perfect. I wondered if Dac was amusing himself by having all clues with their definition at the beginning — certainly this seemed to be the case at first — but it soon became clear that he wasn’t.

Definitions underlined.

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Guardian 26,474 / Otterden

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I’m going to echo Andrew’s preamble to his blog of the most recent Otterden puzzle: ‘I haven’t been particularly impressed by Otterden’s puzzles in the past, and I’m afraid this one has done … Read more >>

Financial Times 14833 Sayang

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I’ve been extremely busy today, so sorry for the late posting, which, due to the time constraint, is barer than usual. Thanks to Sayang. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1    Clean stroke … Read more >>

Guardian 26,472 – Rufus

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I’m short of time this morning, so please excuse the rather brief explanations below. A very Rufus-y Rufus today, with six double and eight (!) cryptic definitions: some of the latter rather obvious, … Read more >>

Cyclops 538

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Apologies for the lateness — I had intended to work on this during our visit to London (well, on the train), but my laptop is behaving badly. It was lovely to see various … Read more >>