Month: September 2019

Guardian Cryptic 27936 Vlad

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Thanks Vlad for the workout. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9 Total nonsense from the start in one statement (9) UTTERANCE : UTTER(total/absolute) + 1st letter of(… from the start) “nonsense” … Read more >>

Independent 10,281 by Filbert

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The last Filbert, about a month ago, was also on a Wednesday and I had the pleasure of blogging that as well. I commented on how it was harder than we have come to expect from Wednesdays and this one was no different, which is not to denigrate it: perhaps policy has changed.  Apart from the incomprehensible 27ac I thought this was an excellent crossword (and no doubt when someone explains how 27ac works there will be no exceptions), and the fact that I failed eventually on 11ac (and stupidly on 8dn) was my own fault.

Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.

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Financial Times 16280 Peto

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Thanks Peto for an enjoyable crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Directed towards back street to get unusual kind of medicine (7) NOSTRUM : Reversal of(… back) ON(directed towards/aimed at … Read more >>

Guardian 27,934 / Puck

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It’s good to get a Puck puzzle to blog on my return from holiday. [Thanks to Duncan and Pierre for standing in for me while I was away.] I found it fairly straightforward, … Read more >>