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Everyman as usual: a bit untidy in places but a fun solve. Those who don’t like contrived or wordy surfaces and imprecise definitions may be a little irritated – though no more than … Read more >>
Requires a bit more effort than the usual gentle Sunday puzzle, but still feels more like enjoyment than hard work. Thank you Tees.
It’s always a treat to solve a Serpent puzzle. No unusual words to hold us up but there was a bit of head scratching when it came to parsing. Serpent often has something … Read more >>
I enjoyed this, thank you Brendan. See essexboy @5 for an insightful explanation of the days and saints theme ACROSS 1 SQUASH Son legally put end to court activity (6) S (son) QUASH … Read more >>
A typical BRADMAN offering this Friday. Thanks Don. FF: 8 DD: 8 ACROSS 8 LAGOON The French journey on a shallow lake (6) LA ( the, french ) GO ( journey ) ON … Read more >>
As usual, Phi provides the Friday puzzle in the Independent Puzzles with only 24 entries are rare. Most puzzles have 28 to 32 entries. I think somewhere between 36 and … Read more >>
A nice one from Philistine to end the week, with a few long answers to help with filling up the grid. Thanks to Philistine. Across 1,5. CHELSEA … Read more >>
Thanks to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Dog eating two thousand caterpillars? Only one! (7) CUTWORM : CUR(an aggressive dog, especially a mongrel) containing(eating) TWO + M(Roman numeral for … Read more >>
Alberich is one of my favourite setters. I smiled when I saw who today's setter was. I enjoy the challenge of an Alberich puzzle because of his clever clues, smooth surfaces and his … Read more >>
Maize’s crosswords have always struck me as extremely good, and probably lots of people will sing this one’s praises, for there are plenty of lovely neat clues. But I’m afraid I’m less positive … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 3, 2020 This, our third puzzle by Artexlen, proved fairly easy for me. My favourites are 29ac (LUMBAR PUNCTURE), 9dn (NORDIC) and 19dn (COUNSEL). ACROSS … Read more >>
GOLDEN OLDIES suggests to me a Sunday afternoon radio show on Local FM with DJs Smashie and Nicey…what does it mean to Skylark?…
A really great puzzle – definitely not easy but well worth persevering with. Lateral thinking is all here: look sideways while thinking backwards and you should not have a problem 😉 Thank you … Read more >>
Eccles provides the midweek entertainment again today. All good fun as we have come to expect. No unusual words, clear clues with good surfaces and the occasional smile along the way – what … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28264. Maybe I’m feeling dozy today, but I had more trouble with this puzzle, particularly in the top half, than it would seem to justify in retrospect. … Read more >>