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I believe Commoner to be a new name to the IoS, and if that’s the case, then welcome! This was very much in the style to which we’ve become accustomed: a good Sunday … Read more >>
Another 6 weeks has gone by and Azed falls to me to blog again. It’s always a pleasure to do battle with Azed’s precise clues Having said that, there did … Read more >>
A straightforward puzzle from Shed. Like the last one of his I blogged there is nothing wrong with the puzzle, but there is nothing special here either. Is Shed getting a little tired of the crossword setting business? … Read more >>
‘Down Under’? Is it – finally – a ‘Neighbours’ themed EV? Will the clues include phrases such as ‘a bit of a barbie’ and ‘Ramsay Street’?
This puzzle had a enormous range of difficulty. The short clues somehow stood out when I first glanced at the puzzle, and as they were eminently gettable double-defs, oddly enough the top right … Read more >>
Ingenious stuff – well worth a try Across 7 UNDER WAY progressing (humourous dd) 8 VIVACE lively (music) VI (little female) V (very) ACE (very good performer) 11 BASIC … Read more >>
Tramp has been turning up about once a month in the Guardian recently, and I think thoroughly deserves this regular exposure. This is another high-quality puzzle, with some clever, and sometimes quite tricky, … Read more >>
This was another fine puzzle from Phi that ranged over a wide range of general knowledge. There were quite a few references to, and use of the French language – PIÈCES … Read more >>
Rather late today I’m afraid for various reasons, not the least of which was that this was hard; for me, at any rate, although it all (or nearly all) makes sense now and … Read more >>
Fun from Paul, without being too tricky. Favourites were 22ac and 1dn. Across 10 SEA ANEMONE =”water-dweller” SEEM=”appear” around A+AN=”two articles”,+ ONE 11 REVERB =”Rock guitarist’s assistant” EVER=”always” inside R and B 12 … Read more >>
A crossword as splendid as the fine frosty morning outside my office window. Not too testing a challenge, but inventive and for the most part old-chestnut-free – and a dash of old-school Hollywood … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 4 Enjoyable puzzle by Falcon (who many of Ye ( :-)) may know as the Observer’s Everyman). A crossword that can be found here. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 2nd, 2013 A Cinephile puzzle that is very Cinephilic! Solving it took me some time and I needed a bit of help here and there. … Read more >>
Found this one quite aard. Still a couple I can’t fully explain. Across 1 STABLE Secure pieces of furniture, when relocating south (6) TABLES (furniture) with S (south) moved 4 IMITATOR Writer’s computing work … Read more >>
As we have come to expect, another neat puzzle from Dac with excellent surfaces and crafty misdirections – a pleasure to solve and blog! We particularly liked 16A for its use of ‘setter’ … Read more >>