Guardian Cryptic 28810 Crucible

Thank you to Crucible. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Excessive exploitation very nearly blocks river (7) OVERUSE : “very” minus its last letter(nearly) contained in(blocks) OUSE(river in Yorkshire, England). 5. … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1546 – Elementary I: Staying Alive by X-Type

“In the final grid, solvers must highlight a continuous sequence of eight symbols, all of which occur in the single unclued down entry. Five symbols consist of two letters, which must share the same cell. Of the three unclued across entries: two name examples of the third unclued entry, which we must reduce to continue STAYING ALIVE. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”

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Guardian 28,808 / Brendan

It’s Brendan setting the mid-week challenge today, with a characteristically intricate grid-fill, making for a delightful penny-dropping solve.   Working through the clues in order, as usual, when I entered the answer for … Read more >>