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Tees fills the Wednesday slot this week. Last week Tees filled the Thursday slot when I was the blogger. I am very happy to blog another Tees offering. We had … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28682.
This puzzle is the final one in a series of four Inquisitors compiled by new setters. The puzzle is entitled Operation and is set by Cranberry The preamble told us … Read more >>
Atrica provides our daily exercise in the vagaries of the English language.
I’m always pleased to see Crucible’s name on a puzzle I’m down to blog and this one was as enjoyable as ever, with a nice range of clue types, clever constructions and smooth, … Read more >>
A decent midweek-morning brain-waker…
Azed’s Carte Blanche puzzles come around about once a year; they give the solver an extra challenge without (I assume) giving the setter the kind of extra difficulties that are presented by other … Read more >>
An enjoyable puzzle with a good variety of clue types – though, typically for Anto, perhaps not as easy as some Quiptics.
I found this quite tough in places and stalled for a while on the north east corner.
An enjoyable solve, with 22ac, 3dn, and 4dn as favourites. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle.
A SLORMGORM to enjoy on Valentine's day…
A typical Eye puzzle. Nothing too hard, nothing too easy, and some lovely smutty surface readings. Just what we want and expect. Solving followed a familiar pattern. Failure to solve the first clue … Read more >>
A pleasing offering from Everyman this week, with nothing to frighten the horses. Which is as it should be. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
Thank you to Alchemi. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Put an end to child holding on to rubbish elephant’s head (8) KIBOSHED : KID(a child) containing(holding on to) [ BOSH(rubbish/nonsense) … Read more >>
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. A puzzle from one of my very favourite setters was just what I needed after a long, hard week at work. My impression of this … Read more >>