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A fun crossword from Paul with a theme of capitals, and a nice thematic device… … which is clues of the form, “Capital of Norway twice 14”. 14 is REBUILT so this is … Read more >>
A tough challenge from WANDERER this Friday. Not too embarrassed to admit I needed help to solve this one. FF:9 DD: 10 ACROSS 1, 4 GROUNDBREAKERS Possibly picks pioneers or innovators (14) cryptic … Read more >>
Some easier clues than usual for Paul, though I got a little bit stuck… …having looked for and found some Douglas ADAMS / Hitchhiker’s Guide characters for the theme around 16ac, it took … Read more >>
Phi-day comes round again! For once we didn’t have to search for a theme – it was pretty clear from the first few entries that the weather would play a significant part in … Read more >>
The first 14 Across clues have misprints and the last 14 down clues also have misprints. The across misprints give three elements of a game and the down misprints a thematic phrase. I … Read more >>
Tees has provided our cruciverbal entertainment this Thursday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that I made steady progress through. I solved all but the intersecting entries at 8 and 10 … Read more >>
Boatman gives us a puzzle with a royal flavour, with lots of references to monarchs in the clues. There are also a couple of references to the North, and of his trademark self-references. … Read more >>
A themed offering from Chalmie. I didn't notice the theme immediately, but when I worked out SIMON TEMPLAR and noticed that I already had WILD GEESE and MOONRAKER in the grid, I realised … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 9, 2021 I found this a good challenge with two terms that were new to me (2dn, LLANERO and 22ac, EASY MEAT), another with a … Read more >>
A quick solve today, but an entertaining one. Thank you Julius.
A midweek puzzle of midweek difficulty. On my first scan of the clues, I only answered about four of them, but the rest of the puzzle gradually revealed itself. Some of them (DE … Read more >>
Hoskins tests our skills today There are lots of references to drugs, drinks and bawdy activity in the clues, but that I think that is just typical Hoskins’ phraseology in cluing rather than a … Read more >>
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Quixote makes a return to the Inquisitor series this week, 4 years and 5 months after his previous puzzle. Still that’s shorter than the gap back to the one before that which was … Read more >>