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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism An extremely enjoyable offering with a high proportion of spoonerisms. I was held up a bit by being convinced that 1 across must be … Read more >>
As usual, some clever clues, plenty of cryptic definitions and nothing too difficult from Rufus. Across 1 PLATEAU =”highrise flat”. TEA in (Paul)* 5 BEARING double def 10 EGGS cryptic def with “clutch” … Read more >>
Thomas and Riddle of course. Who else would inhabit an Eye crossword … Not Tom Riddle, that would be … frightening. Perhaps as frightening as … Cyclops himself <Ta Da!> who visited … Read more >>
Not all that easy this week with quite a few less well known names, titles and phrases (for me at least!) Anyway, once it got going it was actually pretty plain sailing, but … Read more >>
This seemed a bit tougher than in recent weeks, but it all fell into place in the end. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 5 DEFLATER – DEF + LATER. … Read more >>
As seems usual for me these days the preamble turned out to be harder to follow than the puzzle. In the end it was a fairly straightforward puzzle once the penny had dropped. … Read more >>
Solving time: 14 mins, 4 of which on 21dn (HALE-BOPP) and 31ca (PIPER). Brummie gave us another art-themed puzzle, following Araucaria’s epic jumbo last month. This time the artists were more traditional, but … Read more >>
An interesting Paul puzzle today with some tricks up its sleeve. Across 1. WARM-UP. WAR(MU)P. Mu is a greek character, so used in the Cyclades. 5. ERRANTRY. E.R. + RAN + TRY. 9. … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Perhaps a slight sense of bitterness that this one was not finishable for those of us with no interest in Tolkien, but apart from that … Read more >>
This was quite easy and pleasant. It helped to get the two long ones at 1,9 and 8,28 quickly. There’s a slight ‘floral inclination’ in the bottom-right (17D, 21D), the checking and wordplay … Read more >>
Here is a belated analysis of yesterday’s puzzle. Apologies for the delay but I didn’t notice that the scheduled blogger had gone AWOL until this morning. I found this a most enjoyable puzzle … Read more >>
Schadenfreude is one of the most regular Inquisitor setters. I have blogged a number of his puzzles in the past and all have proved challenging. This one was no exception. It took me … Read more >>
Another super offering from Anax. Though I think I have seen stiffer challenges from him in the past, this was most enjoyable with a fine mix of well-formed clues. Two or three I … Read more >>
This was very hard, with only one clue solved on first run through. When I began to make progress, it became a little easier, and I got there in the end. Solving time, … Read more >>
A very enjoyable puzzle from Orlando, difficult enough to be a challenge but nothing outrageous. There are several nice clues where an anagram is cleverly concealed by the surface reading, Key: dd = … Read more >>