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Andrew I’m still in the Highlands, after over a week of amazingly (and, for me, unprecedentedly) good hill-walking weather. Perhaps as a result of the change of scene I found this quite a struggle, … Read more >>
Hello from Glencoe, where I’m spending what promises to be an unusually rain-free walking holiday. Fortunately I was not massacred by today’s very enjoyable puzzle, though a couple of bits of parsing had me stumped for a while. Thanks to Brockwell.
A new proprietor, a new interactive interface, but the same reliable Azed. It feels as if there are fewer familiar words than usual, but despite that I managed to fill the grid fairly quickly. On the other hand, some of the parsing was a bit tricky, with 32 down proving elusive until the 11th hour. Thanks to Azed for the puzzle, and best wishes to those attending the lunch in Oxford today yesterday, which I’m I was sadly unable to attend on this occasion.
Thanks to Philistine for another quality puzzle. I got through this quite quickly, but some of the wordplay took a bit of working out.
Thanks to Vulcan for a Bank Holiday quickie.
A mostly gentle Good Friday offering from Brendan, though I was briefly held up (for no good reason) in the NW corner. Thanks to Brendan
A mostly straightforward puzzle, including some clues that wouldn’t be out of place in a Quiptic. As often with this setter I have some quibbles. Thanks to Anto.
A rather tricky puzzle, though one where the clues eventually led satisfyingly, if sometimes deviously, to the answers. Thanks to Paul.
A quick solve for me today, helped by getting the four long down answers early on. Thanks to Pangakupu for the puzzle. I’ve looked for the customary Maori Nina: all I can see … Read more >>
Thanks to Azed for another quality puzzle.
Straightforward Monday fare, but there are (for my taste) rather too many examples of the definition not grammatically matching the answer. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle. Across 1 HAIL MARY Fellow, … Read more >>
Phew, that was hard. Thanks to Vlad for the impalement. Across 1 NOT MY CUP OF TEA Face up to Tony in desperation keeping money – I don’t like it (3,2,3,2,3)M in … Read more >>
Brummie has been very productive of late – this is his eighth puzzle this year. I found this mostly quite straightforward, though I didn’t help myself by carelessly misspelling 14ac. Thanks to Brummie. … Read more >>
“Each across clue contains a word that must be removed before solving. The first and last letters from these words, in clue order, explain changes required, to varying degrees of effect, in all … Read more >>
A fun puzzle with the multi-light answers and cross-references that we’ve come to expect. Thanks to Paul. A number of clues feature whimsical descriptions of animals in their wordplay. We have MOOER (cow), … Read more >>