Guardian 26,047 / Araucaria

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Apologies for the slightly late post – I was just going to bed when I remember that I hadn’t written it this week… This is one of Araucaria’s alphabetical jigsaw puzzles, which we … Read more >>

Guardian 26,052 – Orlando

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As we’ve come to expect from Orlando, nothing flash, just a solid collection of high-quality clues with his understated but distinctive wit. I particularly liked the two “hidden” clues for their elegant surface … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,417 by Gozo

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International theme today         Across 1 SHAMIR Yizhak (HIS ARM)* 5 GALTIERI Leopoldo GAL (girl) TIER (row) I (one) 9 COOLIDGE Calvin DG (Director General) in COOLIE (emigrant worker) 10 … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,416 by Redshank

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I always enjoy Redshank’s puzzles, but I have to say that for me this wasn’t one of his very finest: I wasn’t fond of the recurring ‘augmented anagram’ mechanism (do we have a … Read more >>

Guardian 26,051 by Paul

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I woke up early to finish this crossword off, and in my sleep-drugged state finished yesterday’s Arachne instead which I had opened in my browser last night. A happy mistake – Arachne was … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,407 – Crux

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Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 2 Pleasant start of the FT week, this Crux crossword. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 GUNSMITH              The Colt’s legend as told by its creator? (8)   … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,415 by Aardvark

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Another very nice puzzle from Aardvark.  I have blogged a few Aardvark puzzles now and he is becoming one of my favourite FT setters.  Thank you Aardvark. Across 1 TROLLOPE Work list transposed in margins … Read more >>