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PeeDee Super puzzle. Thank you Brendan. An alternative take on the “alphabetical”. I found this quite hard, even after I had twigged the theme. ACROSS 9 GRUELLING Sport in setting hard to endure (9) … Read more >>
A themed puzzle today, but a topic many will be familiar with. Thank you Gozo. The across solutions are all plants, mostly garden plants. ACROSS 1 CATNIP First of customers returns bottle of … Read more >>
A few nicely disguised definitions in here… Thank you Aardvark Looks like a pangram but I haven’t checked. ACROSS 1 MICRONESIA Nomadic Romanies overwhelming outwardly idyllic archipelago (10) anagram (nomadic) of ROMANIES contains … Read more >>
A tough one from Io, but no surprise there! Thank you Io. I always enjoy Io puzzles, but having to blog one add the extra dimension of facing public embarrassment if I fail … Read more >>
My weekly fix of interesting words and phrases. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 MUSS Millions start of revolution purged from Russia in conflict once (4) M (millions) then Revolution (first letter, start of) … Read more >>
A themed puzzle again this week. Thank you Gozo. I enjoyed this but found it surprisingly tricky despite being familiar with the themed entries. ACROSS 1 CARMEN Operatic MOT mechanics (6) cryptic definition … Read more >>
Enjoyable as always. A nicely varied selection of words (for those of us that like that sort of thing) but not gratuitously obscure. Thank you Tees. ACROSS 1 DERONDA Loved returning to … Read more >>
A challenging puzzle but a very enjoyable one. Thank you Paul.
Great puzzle as always from Monk. Thank you. I can see MYSTERES DES VOIX down the sides of the grid. This reminds me of the fabulous Msyteres des Voix Bulgares albums of Bulgarian … Read more >>
A super puzzle. Traditional in style without feeling old-fashioned. Thank you Basilisk. ACROSS 1 PHARMACY Drug supplier’s quick to limit damage (8) PACY (quick) contains (to limit) HARM (damage) 5 ESCAPE Flight … Read more >>
Plenty of familiar words in here for me, but I didn’t find it much easier than the obscure offerings. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 CHLORDAN Something to zap bugs after hospital peer kept … Read more >>
A tricky one from Gozo. You will need a both a cryptic mindset and good general knowledge to solve this unaided. Thank you Gozo. The grid has 10 fifteen-letter lights, not an easy … Read more >>
Trickier than usual from Aardvark, but enjoyable as always. Thank you Aardvark. There must be at least one pangram in the grid, are there any letter-counters out there who would like to work … Read more >>
Requires a bit more effort than the usual gentle Sunday puzzle, but still feels more like enjoyment than hard work. Thank you Tees.
I enjoyed this, thank you Brendan. See essexboy @5 for an insightful explanation of the days and saints theme ACROSS 1 SQUASH Son legally put end to court activity (6) S (son) QUASH … Read more >>