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Thank you to Hoskins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. We have Hoskins’ trademark sex and drugs references and innuendos in the clues and answers. In addition, this puzzle is in memory of … Read more >>
The days turn and I find myself looking at a puzzle by Rodriguez – and I must blog it. I know I generally have more than a tussle with this setter, or his … Read more >>
A puzzle based on Jules Verne’s novel (recently serialised on the BBC).
This week’s Friday slot hosts Phi’s latest puzzle, one which I found tougher than the average Phi. I chipped away at this crossword over quite some time before coming completely unstuck in the … Read more >>
A proper corker from REDSHANK this Friday.
Picaroon rounds off a good week of puzzles with an entertaining medley of ingenious constructions, witty definitions and amusing surfaces – a typical Picaroon puzzle, then. I learned new expressions at 12ac and … Read more >>
Apologies for the delay in posting this – forgot to press PUBLISH when I did this blog in the morning, and only suspected something was wrong at lunchtime.
Zamorca is this morning's setter
A fun solve…
A Tees puzzle today so there are likely to be some historical and / or classical allusions. It didn’t take long to find the first historical reference at 1 across. … Read more >>
Hello all. Xanthippe was a setter unfamiliar to me, and I looked forward to dipping my toes into new waters … The preamble reads: In seven across clues a letter must be … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 26, 2022
Wednesday fun from Knut, though it includes one unfortunate resonance with current news . . .
A very impressive puzzle. Thank you Gozo.
A lot of straightforward clues here, making this a very quick solve for me. Thanks to Qaos. It took me rather longer to identify the theme, which is the DISCWORLD novels of Terry … Read more >>
Botox: new? Maybe not: the Listener crossword website says “see Artix & Shark”. Preamble: Bracketed numbers indicate spaces available but three unchecked cells must initially contain more than one letter. A pair … Read more >>