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Each across answer produces a single clash with a down answer, the latter being the grid entry. The unentered letters are one definition of 7d, which itself cryptically indicates one item in each … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword on 15 March 2010 Quite a varied potpourri of not-too-difficult clues. Very fair and entertaining. ACROSS 1,28 MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET Allusion to the fact that the Channel Tunnel was … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 15 I remember FT puzzle number 10,000 and now here we are a third of the way through another batch of 10,000. Cincinnus marks the … Read more >>
Found this fairly easy for a Paul, and one with a little theme of Yorkshire towns at that. Several lovely and inventive clues. Across 1 SPONSOR S[econd] + NS=”team” in bridge inside POOR=”poxy” … Read more >>
Not the easiest Dac puzzle, I thought. The explanation of two or three answers still eludes me, but no doubt someone will explain. The two symmetrical pairs of eight-letter answers look significant, but … Read more >>
I found this to be something of a mixture, some very easy and obvious clues and others where the wordplay was convoluted and difficult to parse. The result was that about 20% of the … Read more >>
I was just thinking that it had been a little while since we had seen Neo. Here he is with a fresh collection of clues. I found these to be high on inventiveness … Read more >>
Enjoyable, themed, puzzle from Tees, solving time 38 mins. Very impressed with how much themed material was in the grid, without sign of strain with other answers. * = anagram < = reversed … Read more >>
What a challenging puzzle this has been even thought there was an evident mini-theme. I had to check Chambers at least five times for new words that I have never seen before and … Read more >>
A quick solve for me, but with lots of smiles along the way, as usual with Rufus’s puzzles. Across 1. REFUSAL (FARULES)* 5. ANAEMIA Cryptic definition 9. NATAL Double definition 10. PATRIOTIC Cryptic … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism This was one of those puzzles where I spent more time working out the logic behind some of the answers than I did filling … Read more >>
Lorraine: Straight forward Everyman this week, as always very enjoyable. Nick: We got married on Wednesday 17th (just gone), so a couple of pictures – hope you all don’t mind! Lorraine is in … Read more >>
I have several crossword ambitions, very few of which I’ll actually achieve. E.g. finish the T2 quick crossword in the annual top 10, an all-correct Listener year, win a Times clue competition and… … Read more >>
Solving time: About 20 mins plus another day for 4dn An impressive 15 thematic answers were crammed into this, not to mention the pleasingly symmetric answer at 13,19,22ac which hints at their link … Read more >>
I found this to be one of the hardest EVs for quite some time. Even though I got the theme fairly early on from 31ac, quickly confirmed by 12ac, it took a while … Read more >>