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Varied and very enjoyable with many great clues but sadly also a few of duds. Thank you Araucaria. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 PICKWICK WICK (lively, … Read more >>
Cracking topical theme using lots of clever devices Across 1 GEORGE LAZENBY (On HM Secret Service) (Z GENERAL BOGEY)* 8 REINVENTS (makes up again) REIN (controller) VENTS (lets off steam) … Read more >>
A day for childhood reminiscences… (see end of post for spoiler – for some reason I couldn’t stop it appearing in the preview when I put it here…) … Read more >>
This was an entertaining puzzle from Phi with many clues leading to wordplay constructed from several parts. I particularly enjoyed the clue to HERTFORD COLLEGE which I reckon had six constituent … Read more >>
Tees has produced a very good crossword today. Not always particularly easy, but utterly sound so far as I can see, sometimes very clever, and with few points that will elicit controversy. At least that’s … Read more >>
It’s a rather rushed Ringo this morning, so I’m afraid it’s a stripped-down, no-frills blog of this very nice puzzle from the Don. Apologies in advance for any typos. ACROSS 1. MAGISTRACY Magi … Read more >>
Just wasn’t on the right wavelength today and found this very tough, even after the long 24etc solution went in. Favourite clue was 17ac. Across 1 BED REST &lit BE + DREST=”clothed no … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 15 A pleasant enough Dante puzzle with some very nice touches (9ac, 16ac and 25ac, to name three), but ….. ….. having said that, I wasn’t happy with two duplications. … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 13, 2012 Oh my but this was a tricky one! Some clues were flat-out difficult, for me notably 11A (CLASSLESS), 7D (GREBO) and 20D (BRITPOP). … Read more >>
Not difficult but very nicely done. Thank you Cinephile. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 CONVEYOR BELT (LOVE BY CORONET)* possibly=anagram 8 INSIDER sounds like “in cider” … Read more >>
As Duncan said a few weeks ago, Dac really does write clues that make good sense. There were a few clues that we puzzled over for a while but all were very fair. … Read more >>
This one gave me something to think over, and to amuse me in the process. Thanks Gordius.
Preamble: Lost in the grid while celebrating a centenary, two familiar Inquisitor setters’ 4 words of introduction to their rescuer (x, unclued, using two answer slots) may be discovered in two grid sequences … Read more >>
My apologies to readers for the later than normal posting, but there was just no way that I was going to be able to do justice to an Anax in the wee small … Read more >>
Approached this with trepidation as I didn’t have much success solving previous Alberichs, much less blog them. Started off okay with the NE quadrant, then the SE, then considerably slowed down. 14across defeated me, … Read more >>