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Three unclued entries, some clashes, “thematically placed”. Clashes resolve to give an appropriate word reading down the grid. “Three similar words” (similar to what? each other?) “again thematically placed”, forming relevant shapes (16 … Read more >>
My last one for the year and it’s a Nimrod, oh dear not again, several days of feasting – well drinking, eating and lounging in front of the tele, let’s be honest here … Read more >>
It looks as if the Financial Times has not been published today because Christmas Day fell on a Sunday which means both 26 and 27 December are Bank Holidays in the UK this … Read more >>
What a tour de force from Boatman today. His device (all twelve of them) may be second; but in my book, it is the top. Bravo Boatman! ACROSS 1 CUBIST Ins of S … Read more >>
A nicely constructed entry-level puzzle from Orlando for Boxing Day morning. Plenty of anagrams to get you going, but a good range of other devices too. cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>
I fancy this might be a lonely place today, since you’re all no doubt doing Feast of St Stephen things, but if you are by any chance remotely interested, you’ll find my take … Read more >>
Christmas is over. The world returns to normal, and there are few things more normal for a Guardian solver than a Rufus crossword on a Monday morning. This puzzle has Rufus’s … Read more >>
My records are perhaps not entirely exhaustive, but I think this is the first time I’ve blogged a Glow-worm IoS puzzle. This one was very enjoyable, and was pitched just right for a … Read more >>
Lorraine: Merry Christmas to you all, This weeks offering took me slightly longer than usual to complete. 9dn took me quite a while to solve, but all in all a most enjoyable puzzle. Thank … Read more >>
I hope I’m safe to post this today. Closing dates for puzzles are a bit of a moveable feast at this time of year, but according to the paper, the competition should be … Read more >>
Good stuff from Paul, I found this hard to get started and then quick to finish once I got going. Thank you to Paul, and a merry Christmas to everyone. The theme is children’s … Read more >>
This was a nice, seasonal offering from Phi with a mini theme revolving around 21/23A. There were one or two toughies in here (EVADNE and PHILIPPI in particular), which I’m guessing were constraints … Read more >>
I had a fun time solving this puzzle. The grid has four nearly independent mini-grids and I worked through them starting from the top-left, going anti-clockwise, with 10a as my last answer in. … Read more >>
A reasonably straightforward puzzle from Orlando (perhaps to soften us up for Araucaria’s Christmas special tomorrow), but with all his usual sound elegance and understated wit. Thanks, Orlando, and Merry Christmas to all … Read more >>
Morph has produced a good crossword today, but I’ve never known him not to have a Nina and it is completely lost on me. All that effort and I didn’t even see it. … Read more >>