Julius is up there at the top of my favourite setters list but unusually this one I found this a bit of a mixed bag.
Day: 2 August 2017
Independent 9,611 by Eccles
Apart from my complete blank with 18dn, and one or two very slight misgivings (27ac, 28ac, 1dn) the clues here are very pleasant and this is one of Eccles’s (you may notice Eccles’s not Eccles) typical good productions. The clues at 9ac and 6dn are very nice.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Guardian 27,265 – Chifonie
As usual with Chifonie, a quick and easy solve, but with smooth and sound clueing (apart from one bugbear). Thanks to Chifonie. Across 1. ACTRESS Player added … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1500: Three-Dimensional by SPINK
With some trepidation I embark on this sesquimillennial puzzle, set by Schadenfreude, Phi, Ifor, Nimrod & Kruger. Preamble: To reveal the theme, solvers must highlight 35 cells which are not provided by … Read more >>