A fine crossword from Loroso. One of my answers is just a guess, if anyone can explain what is going on I would be very grateful. Thank you Loroso.
Day: 12 April 2017
Another Server Migration – Sunday 16th April
The move to a new server at the beginning of last month has not been a success so we are moving again next Sunday afternoon. To avoid the possibility of them being lost, … Read more >>
Independent 9,515 by Eccles
What we have come to expect from Eccles and just right for a Wednesday: good, accessible, sound. Plenty of nice clues.
My apologies for the lateness, which is even worse than usual (The Guardian and the FT are always before me. Bet they are today [actually the FT wasn’t]). When I switched off yesterday there were various updates, and these had to be fiddled with by the computer before it booted up. And then it didn’t seem to want to start Windows. But eventually it did thank goodness.
Guardian Cryptic 27,169 by Philistine
Lots of tricks, and lots of parsing after the fact. Favourite clues were 15ac, 4dn, 5dn and 18dn. Thanks, Philistine.
Inquisitor 1484: Pallo by Ifor
I’ve learnt from experience that a puzzle by Ifor is something to look forward to – the clueing is usually high quality, but on the tough side. Preamble: Eighteen answers need some … Read more >>