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Very entertaining. Thank you Hoskins. ACROSS 1 OPTICIANS Might they make one better-looking? (9) cryptic definition 6 ADAPT Change a lawyer gets with pint (5) A DA (lawyer) with PT (pint) … Read more >>
It’s the first Monday in May and up comes a most enjoyable tussle with Vlad. We were told that: Twelve thematic solutions are to be entered in the grid incompletely. Their clues contain … Read more >>
As always, solving an Azed is a learning experience. On first reading through the clues, I could only see two across answers (the final two) and a smattering of down ones, but after … Read more >>
Everyman’s distinctive style continues with another reasonably straightforward crossword. A good range of different clue constructions here, including a few examples of clue-as-definition (though I thought these were somewhat contrived; perhaps Everyman did … Read more >>
A pleasant solve from Tyrus today. 1/10 took longer than it should have done to solve because we could not see where the ‘Q’ would go in 10ac. We hadn’t thought about IQ … Read more >>
An entertaining and a varied mix as usual. Thank you Paul. Paul’s puzzles put a smile on my face. ACROSS 1 SHAMMY Leather, fake I say (6) SHAM (fake) and MY (I say, … Read more >>
What sort of MAJORITY is Ifor testing us with this week – is it a political majority – wafer-thin Brexitian or 80-strong Johnson-ian; a ‘coming of age’ majority; or a military major-ity, like Major Major in Catch-22?
Phi eases us into weekend Phi’s puzzles often test our general knowledge. There was certainly a good mix of topics today. I did wonder whether the bleach, lye and stomach … Read more >>
A nice chewy puzzle from Tramp today, where everything is completely clear if you only read the clues in the right way. Very enjoyable: thanks to Tramp … Read more >>
A very enjoyable workout from a rare Friday setter. Thanks ARTEXLEN !! FF: 9 DD: 8 ACROSS 1 LAVISH Extravagant, somewhat like throne room? (6) cryptic def; read as LAV-ISH (like throne room) … Read more >>
Thank you to Picaroon for the challenge. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Society tries wrong random number generators (11) SONGWRITERS : Anagram of(… random) [S(abbrev. for “Society”) + TRIES WRONG]. … Read more >>
Goliath provides this morning's lockdown challenge in the FT. On first perusal, I thought I was going to be in for a long slog, with only 4 across clues and 7 down finding … Read more >>
This was very difficult, and it took me a long time. But everything seems to be sound (except in a couple of places, and if the past is anything to go by then … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 16, 2020
A great puzzle again, but a tricky one. Thank you Monk. DADGAD is Celtic guitar tuning – see Wikipedia for the details. ACROSS 7 DOMICILE Note received by compliant home (8) MI (note, … Read more >>