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Thank to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Call for colonist seen in procession (7) PAGEANT : PAGE(call for/contact via a, well, pager/beeper) + ANT(an insect that lives in a … Read more >>
A slightly chewy puzzle from Tyrus, this non-prize Saturday…
Another puzzle by Crucible in the Prize slot, only seven weeks since the last one (28,464).
Phi is back in his usual Friday spot this week. I found this quite a challenging puzzle by Phi standards and had to chip away at this in a couple of sittings. In … Read more >>
Thank you to Anto. Definitions are underlined in the clues. P.S. Thanks also to Gaufrid for filling in for me last week. Across 1. Tax guide for one involved in aeronautics research (4,5) … Read more >>
An enjoyable tussle with yet another WANDERER beauty.
A fun puzzle from Redshank
Gila is an Independent setter who appears every two or three months. There is a bit of a food and drink theme to this puzzle with sweet items in three … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28510.
Hi all. Thanks to Vismut for another fun puzzle with a theme I enjoyed finding – and finding out about. The preamble reads: The 24 unnumbered clues contain an extra translated word … Read more >>
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 17, 2021
A super puzzle, there is a lot to go at in here. Io makes you think harder than the average setter! Thank you Io.
Always good to meet Bluth for a bit of crossword fun.
Soup has appeared several times as a setter of the Genius puzzle, and he did a joint effort (a tribute to Araucaria) with Enigmatist last February, but I’m pretty sure this is his … Read more >>
An enjoyable solve and with a couple of gettable longer solutions helping me get started into the grid. Looked down a couple of paths for possible themes but haven’t found anything convincing. Favourite clues were 1ac, 10ac, 13ac, and 14ac. Thanks to Brummie.