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It’s unusual to see a Paul puzzle so early in the week and I wondered whether there was an anniversary connected with the theme but I couldn’t find anything. As I scanned … Read more >>
A themed and cross-referenced puzzle for the Monday Indy slot? What’s occurring? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>
Thanks Pan for a Quiptic that fits the bill. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Stop having contact with female involved in racket (6) DISOWN : SOW(a porcine female) contained in(involved … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27293.
Is Cyclops showing solidarity with all those commuters struggling into and out of London this August, with various stations affected by ‘improvement’ works in the quieter holiday month?… Certainly Trump seems to have … Read more >>
Another typical Sunday offering from Everyman. Carefully constructed and accessible clues, and a chance for me to chunter on about two misuses of my mother tongue. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>
Clever and amusing clue surfaces from the setter. Thanks to Hoskins Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 What one may do on a sunbed: turn sort of orange? (5) TANGO : … Read more >>
Not too much genius needed to solve this one – I found it not much harder than a typical jigsaw puzzle (and a lot easier than Maskarade’s Bank Holiday monster). The fact that … Read more >>
Another very enjoyable excursion through the lesser-visited areas of the dictionary led by our expert guide Azed. Thank you Azed.
As I exchange the open roads of Australia for congested roads of the UK, albeit with the occasional snake, it’s time for another offering from Serpent – whose puzzles I am beginning to … Read more >>
A themed double alphabetical jigsaw with the added complication of an error in the enumeration meant that this Bank Holiday Special presented a tougher than expected challenge. The special instructions indicated that one of each pair was of a kind, not further defined.
It didn’t seem that there would be anything too taxing this week: In YACKETY-YACK, from the answer to each clue a letter must be deleted wherever it appears before entry into the grid; … Read more >>
I wasn’t anticipating having to blog this one, otherwise I would have made some notes when solving, but it seems that Turbolegs has work commitments that are preventing him from being here. We … Read more >>
The first puzzle of this new month has been provided by Phi, occupying his usual Friday slot. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, with not that many write-ins to get … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27291.