Posted by tilsit on 6th May 2008
A tough Tuesday workout from the Moleman. Lots of nice clues with terrific surface reading and a good challenge all round. Bit puzzled over the explanation for 18.
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Posted by Ali on 6th May 2008
This was the first time I’ve encountered Merlin, and I found it a stiff (but satisfying) challenge. There were some easy ones which got me started, but I then needed to make a few leaps of faith with some other clues and had to do some checking of badgers, compounds, Venetians and Portsmouth players to confirm a few others. One or two bits of wordplay have me stumped though.
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Posted by C G Rishikesh on 6th May 2008
Appropriately enough, I gained toehold in the grid with 9 ac. After only some three in this set, I moved to Down segment where many fell quickly, one after the other.
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Posted by diagacht on 6th May 2008
Apologies everyone. I did this crossword yesterday but failed to see that I was on blogging duty.
A good but straightforward Rufus! Read the rest of this entry »
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