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A Monday morning ZAMORCA to see us into the week… Good mix of clues with some nice surfaces. A few old chestnuts. Very enjoyable. Thanks ZAMORCA! ACROSS 1. Support contract in Australia is … Read more >>

Super challenge from Basilisk. Took me longer than usual to get through this puzzle – a good thing in my book! I had to seek assistance on 15d which had me stumped but … Read more >>

A ZAMORCA to start off Monday… Not much to say really… nothing too taxing here, though the precise parsing of some of them was a little awkward. I suppose 7d might be a … Read more >>

A satisfying solve this morning with a dependably good challenge from Velia. Almost a pangram but not quite – just missing Q and Z. I enjoyed the contronyms. A couple of solutions required … Read more >>

An excellent start to the week from SLORMGORM… A very enjoyable solve with some great clues. 3d was particularly neat, as was 21a, and the triple definition in 12a made up a lovely … Read more >>

I very much enjoyed this morning’s challenge from Zamorca. The right level of not-too-easy. Zamorca has put together some admirably witty clues. Some of my favourites include 5a (quiet diplomacy), 19a (celebrity status), … Read more >>

An enjoyable start to the week from VELIA… Lovely mix of clues today with some great surfaces. Lots to enjoy here, with the amusing 19a, and a Spoonerism chucked in for good measure. … Read more >>

It’s been a little while since my last Slormgorm. An interesting puzzle with quite a few write-ins and then some less natural connections (for me). Overall an enjoyable challenge. Admittedly had to double … Read more >>

A nice gentle ZAMORCA for a bank holiday… A very pleasant solve with some very nice surfaces, and a pangram to boot! Thanks ZAMORCA! ACROSS 1 Ruler’s repressing over half of region (8) … Read more >>

A few technical problems today!     An enjoyable solve. 10a was new to me. 15d and 3d were favourites. Thanks VELIA! ACROSS 1 A little pressure from speaker; a bill immediately rejected … Read more >>

Sorry for late post… ACROSS 1 Take a big risk with stage production using flames (4,4,4) PLAY WITH FIRE Double definition 8 Obscure relative has ward but no wife or daughter (7) UNCLEAR … Read more >>

A gentle ARMONIE eases us into another week of lockdown… Mostly plain sailing* here though 4d was a new one for me. Also, in 15d, I’d never come across “gated” in that sense … Read more >>

A gentle ZAMORCA for an Easter Monday… Hope you all had a happy Easter! An enjoyable bunch of clues here, with nothing proving too taxing – though 8a took longer to solve and … Read more >>