Posted by Uncle Yap on 23rd April 2009
Monday Prize Crossword on 13 April 2009
dd = double definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 23rd April 2009
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of 11 April
Cincinnus gives us another very fine puzzle. Every clue is technically perfect (as usual) and a good few are impressive.
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Posted by Ali on 22nd April 2009
A not-too-tricky-but-not-in-any-way-less-enjoyable-than-usual offering today. Nice stuff.
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Posted by Gaufrid on 22nd April 2009
A pleasurable solve today despite the limited interconnection between the four corners of the grid. Hard in places and a few uncommon words, for which I have given the Chambers’ definitions below.
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 22nd April 2009
dd = double definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram
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Posted by Eileen on 21st April 2009
Apologies for the delay: I’m a late substitute, so apologies, too, for any typos, etc.I thought this was a delight, though I’m quite prepared for some to say it was more appropriate for a Saturday – with a number of interlocking clues based on Tony Benn and some lovely surfaces.
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Posted by nmsindy on 21st April 2009
Another themed classic from Virgilius. Every across answer is thematic. So are almost all the clues, which as usual are superb. Some unusual words were forced in by the thematic requirements and Virgilius gave very straightforward clues to these. Solving time, 19 mins – it does not have to be super-hard to be good.
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Posted by Agentzero on 21st April 2009
Another smooth, cleanly-clued puzzle from Armonie. I am a big fan of concise clues, and the brevity of these clues is impressive; I make it an average of exactly five words. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by NealH on 20th April 2009
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def
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Posted by diagacht on 20th April 2009
A very large number of double definitions and &Lits. It’s Monday; it’s Rufus. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jetdoc on 19th April 2009
A pretty easy Azed for Easter. I didn’t time myself, but I reckon I got through this as quickly as I have ever completed an Azed.
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Posted by C G Rishikesh on 18th April 2009
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Posted by Admin on 18th April 2009
As from this week, the Everyman will be blogged again. A blog will be published each Sunday covering the previous weekend’s puzzle. The first post will appear tomorrow (19/4/2009).
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Posted by Simon Harris on 18th April 2009
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
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Posted by rightback on 18th April 2009
Solving time: 32:30 (1dn and 9dn wrong)
This Bank Holiday special from Araucaria had a special feature in the across clues: the wordplay indicated the answer using a subsidiary word which ended in -ARY, and those letters were removed to get the definition and grid entry. For example, TUBING might have been clued as BINARY inside TUG. Whether there was any deeper significance behind the choice of the -ARY ending I’m not sure, but this was an impressive construction with lots of inventiveness in the across wordplays. I’m not sure the preamble was worded quite correctly, but there were enough kind down clues to enable a start to be made.
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