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This is a complete and balanced and absolutely delicious meal from a consummate chef, if you will pardon the culinary parallel … a mini-theme, intriguing linkages between answers, some lovely cryptic definitions, some … Read more >>
Pleasing puzzle in Quixote’s normal style. Solving time, 26 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 1 DEMOCRAT come reversed in drat 5 ST IVES Port in Cornwall I’ve after t (time) in SS (steamship) … Read more >>
When I discover that I am to review a Quiptic by Orlando I know that I am going to enjoy the task, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed today. This puzzle contains a good … Read more >>
Who better than Orlando to step in on one of the occasional non-Rufus Mondays? I found this a bit tricky in places, but it all came out nicely in the end thanks to … Read more >>
A very tough week for me. It wasn’t long before I hit the books. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 RENVERSEMENT – (VERSE + MEN) in RENT. 10 EXUL … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all and thanks for visiting todays blog. I loved this weeks crossword with lots of lovely well rounded and clever clues. My favourite was 8dn – very clever in … Read more >>
The usual thing: utterly sound clues and much struggling with words that one suspects will not for ever be retained by the Chambers Dictionary. Across 1 WALDRAPP — (law)rev. drapp{ie} — a drappie … Read more >>
Quite a mixture of difficulty levels in this puzzle, I thought. Some very straightforward clues, some that took some serious unravelling. I am trying to include links in this blog, but the WiFi … Read more >>
After this setter’s last Saturday outing, the rather fanstastic Independent 7,770, I was more than happy to land a Mordred offering to blog. This one was also very impressive. There’s an extensive theme … Read more >>
So three unclued entries and a connection between them (visible in the final grid). There are also 2 currently relevant words to find making a total of 54 letters to highlight. Now that’s … Read more >>
As usual with a Paul crossword this was full of fun and lovely surface readings. The longest two clues and their referent constitute something of a mini-theme, which Jenny guessed within seconds of … Read more >>
A simple solve with a variety of clue types. I especially enjoyed 10a and 5d. Flimsy is extremely skilled at crafting smooth and natural clue surfaces. The not-so-nice parts: there is an error … Read more >>
And so it’s Friday and Phi after yesterday’s rather hard Nimrod about the Today Programme, this seemed a lot easier. Well here we have a Nina of Six Hundredth Year across the … Read more >>
When I saw Brummie’s name on today’s crossword, I was a little apprehensive, not knowing quite what to expect, but I needn’t have worried. It turned out to be a gentle pub crawl, … Read more >>
After a flying start, I’m afraid my fellow Leodensian Monk has left me stumped this morning… Some very nice clueing, including some pleasing cryptic definitions (and several excursions to Scottish outposts), but I … Read more >>