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November the fifth and Brummie is playing games with us…. Quite a lot of the answers are card games, found this a little tricky in places. I’m off now to set up and … Read more >>
*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone I found the top half of this somewhat harder than the bottom, with 5 particularly holding me up (mainly because I … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26096.
A typical delight from Orlando – the clues are very straightforward as befits a Quiptic, yet carefully crafted to give smooth and witty surface readings. Across 1 In France you rent — landlord … Read more >>
Another Sunday, another Kairos puzzle for me. This one was considerably harder than the last, with a number of words that were new to me and some tricky wordplay for some of the … Read more >>
I found this mostly pretty easy, finishing it (so I thought) without aids in about half an hour, greatly helped by getting the long answers at 1a and 1d early on. Writing up … Read more >>
Another well-constructed, accessible puzzle from Everyman. A couple of clue types that this setter doesn’t often use in today’s offering. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
The preamble, or ‘Special Instructions’, as the Genius calls them, tell us to resolve one clash in each across solution, working out which of the clashing pair ‘best fits’ the grid. These corrected … Read more >>
This is the first puzzle by Biggles for over two years, if the search facility on fifteen squared is to be trusted (and I do trust it). As many may know, Biggles is … Read more >>
Hmmm…a ‘burnt offering’…not quite the 5th of November, so unlikely to be Guy Fawkes…the (reasonably brief) preamble tells us that in ‘most’ clues the wordplay will lead to an extra letter, which will … Read more >>
Remember, remember, the 26th of October…unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it up to the Northern S&B get-together last weekend…but will Anax have remembered?… Not just any old S&B get-together, but a celebration … Read more >>
My apologies for the late posting of this Friday’s offering from Phi – I have had baby-sitting duties today and thus very little time to myself. Indeed, on a day of bottle-warming and … Read more >>
Pretty tricky in places particularly 15down and welcome comments on 24across Across 1 OUTBREAK rash OUT (at a loss) BREAK sounds like BRAKE (stop) 5 FLAWED imperfect LAW (legislation) … Read more >>
Delightfully difficult Across 1 Aim? To be so exclusive? ONE IN A MILLION I (one) in A M (a million) 10 I note woman importing fashionable source of dye … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26094. I found this not too difficult, which was a relief, as the end of daylight savings time meant that I got the puzzle an hour later … Read more >>