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Another Monday, another Bank Holiday, another Vulcan puzzle. This was almost a write-in for me, with only the unknown name of a plant briefly holding me up. Thanks to Vulcan.   Across 1 … Read more >>

A Bank Holiday special from Maskarade, as is the norm these days. Having read the preamble, my first task was to compare the given enumerations with the grid entry lengths to determine which … Read more >>

I found this quite easy for a Friday, with some rather obvious clues. A pleasant diversion, though: thanks to Brummie. We have a theme of various cakes and puddings: I can see APPLE-PIE, … Read more >>

Thank you to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Cooked last of three dishes perhaps lacking third of meat? (9,4) SHEPHERDS PIES : Anagram of(Cooked) [last letter of(last of) “three” … Read more >>

My third Philistine blog in a row – and I’m certainly not complaining. Philistine is up to all his tricks today, causing some problems in the parsing department, but I managed to get … Read more >>

In case you are wondering what’s happened to it, the Maskarade blog has been rescheduled for next Saturday (30th April), the day after the closing date for entries,

A good week for fans of Anto, who also set Monday’s Quiptic, which as far as I remember was rather harder than this puzzle Thanks to Anto.   Across 1 RAP SHEET Spare … Read more >>