Azed 2707

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Azed gives us a plain competition puzzle this week where solvers are asked to write a clue for the entry at 5 down.       This was a typical Azed crossword with … Read more >>

Guardian Quick Cryptic 6 by Maskarade

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This is the sixth Guardian Quick Cryptic, a series of 11 x 11 crosswords designed to support beginners learning cryptic crosswords.  The whole point of these crosswords is support and encouragement of new solvers, so special rules for these crosswords apply – see here.  The puzzle can be found here.

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Financial Times (Jumbo) 17,725 by Julius

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My first blog of an FT puzzle – it seems they put out an extra cryptic last weekend, a 23×23 Jumbo, presumably for all that extra time people would have on their hands with the Bank Holiday! The regular FT blogger couldn’t fit this into his schedule, so he put it out to tender…

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Guardian Cryptic 29379 Pasquale

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Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues. ACROSS 1. Flimsy stuff mostly rejected by one wanting firm material (6) CALICO : Reversal of(… rejected) “lace”(flimsy stuff/a fine open fabric) minus … Read more >>