Beelzebub 1,302

Quite a challenging week, I thought, though I did make life difficult for myself by absent-mindedly writing in SKIP at 23 across like a chump. It helped to know your Samoan currencies, as … Read more >>

Everyman 3567/15 February

The usual Everyman mix of sound cluing and well-constructed surfaces.         Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x]  letter(s) removed definitions are underlined … Read more >>

AZED 2,228/hi-tech

I found this hard at first and didn’t make much headway until I’d cracked a couple of the long downs.  Azed’s tech-knowledge surprised me a bit — so much so that I resisted both tech-centric answers until I could do so no longer.

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Independent on Sunday 1,304 by Hypnos

I liked this grid with words all the way round the border, it is a long while since I saw one of these.  Good to have the minimum of black space on the grid, value for money!

There are a couple of clues where I don’t quite get the wording, even though I’m sure I have the correct answer.  Thanks to Hypnos for an enjoyable Sunday solve.

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