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A Valentine’s crossword with a few well-worked mini-themes and lots of clever cluing – I particularly liked 13ac, 20ac/16dn, 25ac and 5dn/22dn. Groaned aloud at 19dn. Across 7 SAMOVAR =”Urn” [wiki] I think … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 4 A very satisfying crossword by Crux who is one of my favourite setters at the easier end of the FT’s spectrum (but only when he keeps the number of cds to a minimum … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 2nd, 2013 This is a typical Cinephile puzzle with looseness and liberties taken in a few clues that some people may object to but, for … Read more >>
With Aardvark I find getting the solutions easy but the explanations why more difficult. Today I am completely stuck on 9dn, can anyone help? Possibly I have a mistake in 10 across? Across 1 … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle as expected from Dac. Lovely surface readings and some clever misdirections. Joyce liked 2d and thought it could be the Clue of the Month but it was certainly our COD. … Read more >>
Here we have a collection of well-turned, straightforward clues.
Inquisitor 1267 Preamble: Five answers must be amended as suggested by a thematic phrase (two words, to be deduced in part, and highlighted). Chambers recognises two meanings for this phrase. Appropriate to the … Read more >>
Another enjoyable puzzle from Tuesday regular Jason. Thanks to Jason. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle.]] Across 1 Tasteless clothing before school … Read more >>
It is a long time since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Morph, so I was quite excited at the prospect of getting to grips with this one, and … Read more >>
Quite a smooth stroll across the park and just as well, too, seeing that I am in the middle of the festivities of the Lunar New Year. To those celebrating GONG XI FA … Read more >>
A straightforward enjoyable Quiptic from Arachne (who can turn up or down the difficulty level, as required). Thank you to Arachne. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have … Read more >>
I found this a rather trickier Rufus than usual. There are some really nice clues, with the usual smooth-as-silk surfaces, my favourites being 12, 13 and 14ac and 15 and 18dn, along with … Read more >>
Monday and it’s Punk to start our week. Punk and his alter egos can be quite rude but not so today. We have a theme of the various Miller’s Tales Don’t really get 14a … Read more >>
Another relatively easy puzzle by Azed standards, I thought, although it took me some time to parse all the answers. Two Hebrew terms (both in Chambers) and two French (also in Chambers) along … Read more >>
Poins is a regular in the IoS slot, and as usual this was a generally pleasing and not too fiendish puzzle; but I do have a few niggles and am interested to hear … Read more >>