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Beelzebub 1150

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Straightforward solve this week – very enjoyable       ACROSS 2 Want man in hospital to have cherries   BLACKHEARTS cherries LACK want HE in BARTS hospital 10 Figures with how many faces? … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1148

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Have carefully posted this after the newly-extended deadline       ACROSS 1 Continue chasing fine drink – it involves heated brandy   FLAP-DRAGON DRAG ON continue after F fine LAP drink (old parlour … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,948 by Orense

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Straightforward puzzle today     ACROSS 1 CANNES sunny place C cold  ANNE’S girl’s 4 MALDIVES islands M ‘west’ of Marshall A L[over’s] DIVES drops 10 ARGENTINA country anagram of RANGE TIN metal … Read more >>

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Financial Times 13,942 by Alberich

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Pretty smooth ride today but satisfying – nifty trickery with some proper nouns       ACROSS 1 POPLAR   P[erish] in POLAR 4 SYLLABUS   SYLLABUB with second B(baron) changed to S(special) 9 CARROT … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1146

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Tricky and enjoyable puzzle although I was caught out by having limited understanding of answers at 22a and 5d       ACROSS 2 Frank cracks when accepting one’s offers to stand CANDIDACIES   … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,936 by Loroso

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A clever challenge with variety and gentle wit     ACROSS UPSTAIRS at next level: anagram of PUTS AIRS arrogance 5 SIMOOM a hot suffocating desert wind: (MOO low Mediteranian IS)< all reversed … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,930 by Flimsy

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I shall be most interested to see what others make of this puzzle     ACROSS 1 BACKGAMMON BACK approve GAMMON nonsense 7 SCAB scoundrel  C caught in SA + B bishop 9 … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1144

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Usual delightful variety to extend the vocabulary – 5d is one such. Once flew with 24a – there was a fly buzzing on the plane and we were served lukewarm, brown lemonade.   … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,924 by Bradman

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An intelligent and varied offering from the Don. Struggled to find the cryptic nature of 16down unless it’s tongue-in-cheek?       ACROSS 1 SALMAGUNDY anagram of SLUDGY A MAN a 17th century … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1142

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Found this an enjoyable walk in the park   ACROSS 4 Daughter occupying rebuilt church in one unknown nobleman’s domain ARCHDUCHY   D in (CHURCH)* all in A Y  one unknown 11 Misplaced joke … Read more >>