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A tricky puzzle from Dutch today. We have an eclectic mix of entries today. It’s not often I write the words UMBILICAL HERNIA and PLACENTA in the same place. CAP … Read more >>
I made quick work of this one, helped by what seemed a lot of anagram-related clues. Thanks to Qaos. It was a bit harder to identify the theme, which I think is Nancy … Read more >>
Hi everyone. I had an Ace (of Hearts) weekend, as I noticed that this setter had also provided the Listener puzzle of the day before and so did that too for comparison. Bountiful … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 18, 2022
Not a tricky puzzle overall, but there is one clue I can’t solve. Thank you Gozo.
Bluth sets our challenge today: sometimes tricky but generally enjoyable.
Anto is today's Guardian puzzler.
I am rather fond of puzzles by Ifor, and hope that this one won’t disappoint. Preamble: One across clue in each row contains an extra word that can suffix a thematic word. … Read more >>
Thank you to Moo Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Secure nice position with multinational (6) NESTLE : Double defn: 1st: Settle against something comfortable; and 2nd: A … food and … Read more >>
Silvanus makes one if his relatively rare appearances this Tuesday.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28795.
Instructions for the puzzle were as follows: Each numbered square in the diagram is surrounded by eight blank squares. All clues lead to answers of eight letters, and these are to be entered … Read more >>
A nice surprise to see Picaroon on a Monday – is something going on? A quick scan of the clues reveals a tennis theme and, of course, this is the first day … Read more >>
You always know you’re going to get a well-constructed and tractable puzzle from the Don when he’s in Quiptic mode. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Only seems like yesterday I was doing a blog, oh it was, this time it’s Tees