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Double Checking by Phi The puzzle is based on one of a set of verses. In one cell in each column the across and down answers clash; clashes to be resolved in favour … Read more >>
Vlad provides a toughie this morning.
Recommended, even if you don’t usually do the Tuesday FT.
A satisfying challenge from ZAMORCA this morning… And, if I'm not much mistaken, a pangram to boot! All good stuff, though I think my parsing of 14d and 27a is a bit dodgy. … Read more >>
A puzzle full of intricate wordplay from Italicus.
Thanks to Carpathian for a neat and enjoyable Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Confront air conditioning price (6) ACCOST : AC(abbrev. for “air conditioning”) + COST(the price to pay … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28070. Anto has graduated from an occasional Quiptic, which were not well received. Here he or she has some interesting ideas for clues; there were a couple … Read more >>
An irreverent Cyclopsean bimble through the corridors of power and a smattering of Lower 6th Common Room smuttery…all is well with the world!… Bit of a rush to get this out due to … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. I very much enjoyed this puzzle although there is one clue I don’t understand needed help with – thanks to Rabbit Dave and NeilW. … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3828. Much as we have come to expect from Everyman; three &lit clues, where the entire clue may be read as definition or as wordplay, and the … Read more >>
Spoiler alert: harsh words ahead.
After last week’s tricky Letters Latent puzzle, this one was a lot gentler, though of the usual high quality. Thanks to Azed. Across 1. SHAMBA Plot devising … Read more >>
The last day of February brings a puzzle from Eimi. A special occasion indeed. Whilst not a difficult solve, exactly what I like about Eimi’s puzzles. Topical, requiring a bit of general knowledge … Read more >>
‘Special instructions’ [in this case, ‘Wordplay in 15 clues lacks something crucial in one form or another’] usually make me wince slightly – and especially when I’m blogging! As it happened, I fortunately … Read more >>
“In ‘34 28 24’, wordplay yielded by clues either includes an extra letter not entered in the grid (16) or ignores a letter in the entered answer (15). In clue order these letters spell out what must appear in the perimeter reading clockwise, starting at cell 31. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”