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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. All back to normal this week after a couple of themed Beelzebubs, with clueing as solid as ever. The eagle-eyed may question how Beelzebub 1,001 … Read more >>
Solving time: 32:35 Wow, that was difficult – and that despite me knowing (for once) a few of the many literary references. I nearly reached for the dictionary / Google on a few … Read more >>
An unfamiliar setter to me, but seems quite fond of anagrams. In fact once I started to assume every answer was going to be an anagram, the second half went a lot quicker. … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Aha, so here’s this week’s Dac. Whilst I do have a habit of missing such things, there doesn’t appear to be any particular Mayday theme … Read more >>
Good fun puzzle from Bradman, with great surfaces to most of the clues. Not too tough by Bradman standards – though I’m still scratching my head over 1A. Across 1 WEAVER? [Update: WEAVER … Read more >>
Four 6×6 squares had to be filled with answers from unnumbered clues. The four mini grids could then be positioned according to four hints hidden in the completed grid. According to the Solving … Read more >>
My first attempt at blogging a daily crossword, having previously blogged The Inquisitor regularly and Guardian Genius (once so far). I thought the clueing in this crossword was elegant with a number of … Read more >>
I’m usually worried when I can do 1 across immediately, but solving the clues here was pretty straightforward though I had a number of question marks about several of the across wordplays and … Read more >>