Guardian

For three of the last four years, on this particular day, Crucible has presented us with a puzzle themed on the Last Night of the Proms – and I’ve been lucky enough to … Read more >>

A slow start, but once having got a foothold, it wasn’t as bad as it first seemed. Thanks to Brummie. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Part of Tennessee Williams’ last … Read more >>

It’s Vlad’s turn to wake us up [and how!] this Wednesday morning.     I found this quite a challenge, not least in the parsing department, but all the more satisfying for that. … Read more >>

No doubt about whether there was a theme here, with many references to “2 great”. I got a couple of the linked answers first, which revealed what 2d had to be, and the … Read more >>

Thanks to Boatman for the themed crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8 Wooded area and lake conceal backward-looking rip off (8) ARBOREAL : [AREA plus(and) L(abbrev. for “lake”) ] containing(conceal) … Read more >>

A welcome appearance from Nutmeg this Tuesday morning.     There’s a distinct parliamentary flavour in the long answers [and perhaps elsewhere] in today’s puzzle. In my 17dn to the last Nutmeg puzzle … Read more >>