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I was away for a long weekend in Copenhagen when this puzzle was published and didn’t get round to tackling it until mid-week. At first read through, it was not looking promising and … Read more >>

This wasn’t easy, and the last two solutions had to wait until the rest of the blog was complete. Thanks to Vlad. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Each one discarded … Read more >>

Well, I knew it was a long time since I’d blogged an Arachne puzzle but I was rather amazed to find it’s over a year. Here’s Arachne on top form: deftly-hidden definitions [e.g. … Read more >>

Perhaps not as many cryptic definitions as usual for Rufus, but quite a lot of double defs; in general, the usual undemanding Monday fare. Thanks to Rufus.             … Read more >>

A fun prize puzzle from Shed – not too tough, and we didn’t spot any particular theme, but might well have missed something! CARBONADO was one of those satisfying clues where you work … Read more >>

A fairly typical puzzle from Pasquale, with the customary unfamiliar or half-forgotten word or two thrown in to challenge us – but all, as ever, meticulously clued and therefore ultimately solvable. Thank you, … Read more >>