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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Thankfully (from a blogger’s point of view!) a good deal easier than some we’ve seen this week, but good fun all the same. Across 1 … Read more >>
Straightforward puzzle today. Some of the wordplay uses lesser-known meanings of familiar words (such as to=shut, out=seawards), but nothing very obscure or controversial. Across 1 PASTRY PA’S TRY. Nice surface. 4 TOP BRASS … Read more >>
Nothing too troublesome in this one, with quite a few easy anagrams to get me started. One or two quibbles about meanings noted below. Key: dd = double definition * = anagram … Read more >>
Solving time: about 90 minutes This puzzle’s thematic material was provided by both extra and missing letters in wordplay, and two grid entries – one unclued, one clued without definition. The letters missing … Read more >>
This was a relatively straightforward puzzle with an easy to find theme since it was clearly indicated by the extra letters in the wordplay and the ‘three components’ in ‘appropriate relative positions’ could … Read more >>