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12 thematic clues with an associated definition and an extra thematic word. The remainder are normal. As preambles go quite long but straight forward. It took me a while to get the theme … Read more >>
A clever and entertaining puzzle with some excellent clues, rather let down for me by bad rubric… The rubric, after replacing the numbers with their answers, read: Seven theme clues require ALBPHABETISING THREE … Read more >>
A mixed bag from the DON this morning, thanks to whom for an interesting challenge. The few clues that held me up accounted for 90% of the solve time! 🙂
Good fun from Qaos (with reservations on a couple of clues). As almost always with this setter we have a “ghost theme” in the solutions… … in this case John le Carré’s novel … Read more >>
It’s the end of the week and as expected, we have a Phi to solve. For a change, we actually spotted the ‘theme’, although not until we had completed it. As usual, … Read more >>
Klingsor is occupying the Thursday slot this week. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which is pitched at exactly the right level for a mid-week solve, i.e. not to straightforward, but at the same … Read more >>
I found this tough, very tough in places, but that is what I’ve come to expect from this setter. My first, quick pass through the clues resulted in less than a handful of entries … Read more >>
One of those puzzles that takes longer to blog than to solve.
Monday Prize Crossword / Feb 13, 2017
This took me slightly longer than the average Mudd.
Very enjoyable, with some naughtiness included too.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 11, 2017
Super puzzle, albeit one that might be difficult to finish without access to reference materials. Thank you Gozo.
Tees in for Dac on Wednesday this week. There’s a little bit of retail therapy in the outside columns today with BARGAIN BASEMENT in column 1 and DEPARTMENT STORE in … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27127.
Chalicea presented the Inquisitor challenge on 11th February The preamble was nice and short. It stated "The wordplay of every across clue leads to a letter not required in the … Read more >>
A good challenge from Knut today, as is appropriate on a Tuesday. Some nice clues. I don’t seem to have blogged one of Knut’s before, but would be happy to do more.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.