Posted by smiffy on 13th August 2009
Still no sign of the recent puzzles online, and I’m far from the madding crowd today so unlikely to lay my hands on the paper itself. If you have been fortunate enough to solve then please feel free to post comments. Otherwise, I shall delete this placeholder later in the day.
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Posted by John on 13th August 2009
An enjoyable crossword from Scorpion. As you might expect there was some tricky wordplay — in many of these its explanation needs to be separate from the answer. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Andrew on 13th August 2009
Tough going with Araucaria today. I got 22/21 quickly, which led immediately to 15/14 and a couple of others, but still struggled to finish it. There were a few references that I had to look up, and there a still a couple of places where I’m either stumped or dubious about my explanation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by nmsindy on 13th August 2009
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 13th August 2009
Monday Prize Crossword on 3 August 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 13th August 2009
Yet another sterling Cincinnus puzzle this time that I enjoyed while on holiday in the Tyrol. I finished it quickly except for the top-right corner. And I especially liked 14A, 22A, 28A, 6D and 15D.
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