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An extraordinarily small crossword from Phi today — just 22 clues — no easier than usual, but just as good. There were some hardly-known words and plenty of recourse to the dictionary, but even this … Read more >>
Some ingenious clues here Across 1 STRAIGHT MAN feed STRAIGHT (regular) MAN (soldier) 7 MAP plan A in MP (politician) 9 KNIGHT chessman – sounds like NIGHT (dark) 10 … Read more >>
This was somewhat different – could maybe be another compiler – devices such as subtractive anagram at 3d not seen here before – and 9d ….. Across 5 Strained … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26034.
So this week’s fare comprises 12 unclued symmetrical placed entries around the perimeter and 6 clues without definitions (with the word play missing the letter that intersects the perimeter) – otherwise a straight crossword – so … Read more >>