A message from Tom Johnson (Doc, Gozo, Maskarade):
This week sees the 50th anniversary of the Spectator crossword.
Day: 29 June 2021
Inquisitor 1704: Ransomware by Eclogue
Eclogue averages about three Inquisitor puzzles a year of late. Preamble: When read in clue order, the last letters of extraneous words in every clue provide a partial definition and visual context … Read more >>
Independent 10,830 by Radian
It’s Radian again on a Tuesday.
Guardian 28,484 – Vlad
Perhaps not as fearsome as Vlad can be, but no walkover, with the SW corner causing me the most trouble. No theme or Nina that I can see, but I could be missing … Read more >>
Financial Times 16824 Gurney
Thank you to Gurney. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Praise fruit Australia’s imported (8) APPLAUSE : APPLE(a fruit – that keeps the doctor away) containing(…’s imported) AUS(abbrev. for “Australia”). 5. … Read more >>