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I found this a little harder than usual, solving time 27 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 5 P(L)EASANT 9 HAM PER 10 MARK ET 11 A NOR (E XI)A 12 HURSTPIERPOINT (support in … Read more >>

I found this very hard, but got there in the end, solving time, 63 mins. There are a few that I do not fully understand, though. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS … Read more >>

I could not finish this, essentially because I’d never heard of the 39 letter phrase at the heart of  the puzzle.    However, as it bounces up on Google, I may be in a … Read more >>

I found this on the easy side, solving time, 14 mins * = anagram   < = reversed ACROSS 1 IN SIDE   doing time = in prison 4 MEDIUM   Double definition 8 S (first … Read more >>

In terms of time taken to solve, I found this the hardest of the year so far, 75 mins.   There’s also a Nina which I refer to after the clue explanations * = … Read more >>

I found this a very fast solve indeed, solving time, 11 mins * = anagram  < = reversed ACROSS 1 V 1 CAR 4 MOT IF (Kipling) 7 CONVENIENCE FOOD  (Innocence of dove)* … Read more >>

I found this fairly easy, with the two 15-letters entries solved straightaway. Solving time, 15 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 1 LES SON 4 MAR ROW 9 STABLEMATE Cryptic definition 10 CAM P … Read more >>

A mixture of some very easy and some very difficult clues, I found. Solving time, 24 mins * = anagram   < = reversed ACROSS 1 C (cold) OAT (I) S oats = porridge … Read more >>

I found this very difficult, solving time 46 mins. Thought this was maybe to accommodate a Nina, but so far , despite WAYNE being in the bottom row, all I can see is … Read more >>

I found this quite easy. Some answers that were new to me I worked out from the friendly wordplay. Solving time, 13 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 HE CATOMB … Read more >>

Solving time, 22 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 SA (DIS) T 4 S (TACK) S 8 KISMET (mistake)* less a (top grade) 9 WEAK SPOT cf ‘speak wot’ , I think 10 … Read more >>

A very tough puzzle from Dac, with some excellent misdirection and great variation all through.   Very satisfying to finish, solving time, 36 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 (B)RIGHTO(n) 4 TASHKENT   (The tanks)*    … Read more >>

Excellent puzzle from Phi, thought it was going to be relatively easy when I got both 14-letter entries on first run through, but I found it was tricky in both SW and particularly … Read more >>

Into the New Year that should see No 1000 in this series. Solving time, 17 mins, if I have solved it – some doubts that I’ll know for sure about only when solution … Read more >>

Solving time, just under 15 mins * = anagram ACROSS 9 CH (A PAT) I 10 RECLAIM (I’m clear)* 11 (t)ISSUE 12 RETURN KEY    On a typewriter 13 TWO-SEATER  w in (estate or)* … Read more >>