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We are meeting up suspiciously often on Monday mornings, me and this setter. I can assure readers that our relationship is entirely 11ac, but I do love her in a special way this … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Nov 24, 2019 As is almost normal in the UK nowadays, Everyman seems to divide opinion but I thought this was a generally sound offering in the now familiar … Read more >>
As always, a tractable and entertaining puzzle from Peter for the Independent on Sunday slot. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
Always a pleasure, thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 ORCHESTRALIST Musician, vocal practitioner taking in right dresser (13) ORALIST (vocal practitioner) contains R (right) CHEST (dresser) 11 HERACLEAN Goddess, entirely heroic (9) HERA … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. It’s been an excellent week for Indy puzzles! Thanks to Wiglaf for this one. As is often the case I enjoyed the cheekier parts, … Read more >>
Apologies for the tardiness of this review. Had a little bit of electrical work to do. Which if you have been following the election campaign is about as factual as most of the … Read more >>
One of those crosswords where there are too many great clues to pick out any particular favourites! We found it of moderate difficulty for a prize, solving it in one session. Many thanks … Read more >>
Had a slow start, and then it was done very quickly. Still unsure on some parsing. Favourites 25ac and 5dn – thanks to Brummie.
It’s Phi-day again! We found this a bit tougher than average for a Phi, but it all came together in the end. We are however slightly puzzled by 24d. We have looked for … Read more >>
Redshank serves up a gentle challenge this Friday morning. Thanks Redshank.
It is a year and half since I last blogged a puzzle by Dutch, so I was pleased to renew my acquaintance with him today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle. … Read more >>
A nice mix of clues from Tramp today, with nothing too obscure; perhaps the old jumper may be unfamiliar to younger or non-UK solvers. No theme or Nina that I can see, though … Read more >>
A straightforward offering from Chalmie.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 16, 2019
Another good puzzle, as reliable as the sun coming up every morning. Thank you Monk. For added interest the middle letters of the grid come in pairs. ACROSS 1 SUBTRACT Withhold advance payment … Read more >>