The scheduled blogger has an unforeseen commitment today so you will have to put up with me instead. I don’t usually solve Rufus (or Dante) puzzles, so I am not in a position to say how this one compares with other Monday offerings, but I did wonder several times whilst solving whether I was missing some wordplay in what appeared to be a simple, or (barely) cryptic definition. Read the rest of this entry »

The boss has given himself the Monday slot, and given us a fine crossword with a wide range of reference material and some clever cluing.

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When I started solving this, it seemed for a while to be shaping up as a little tough for a Quiptic, but on writing it up, I’m not sure how it gave that impression.
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