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The mid-week slot has been occupied by Tees this week. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I made steady progress through but found hard to finish and to fully parse. … Read more >>
Quite a tough one from Imogen today, though fortunately with a few easier clues to get me started, followed by a steady slog to the end. Thanks to Imogen. Across 1 AUTUMN … Read more >>
Complex rubric: Each of 15 clues [none to five-letter entries] contains an extra word having only one letter, sometimes repeated, not present in that clue’s answer. In clue order these letters identify the … Read more >>
A short but satisfying solve.
Brummie provides this morning’s entertainment.
A puzzle from Bluth. I am a Bluth fan because his clues generate interesting wordplay and he usually has something quirky in the grid. The puzzle today celebrates the American … Read more >>
Excellent surfaces from Slormgorm as ever.
An enjoyable puzzle from the reliable Hoskins
I had to make an early start on this Pan puzzle this morning, so it might be that my brain was not fully engaged, but I found this a bit chewier than usual … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28519.
Tees on good form as usual with a pleasing and tractable crossword. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Aug 1, 2021
Azed usually sets a Competition Puzzle on the first Sunday of the month. For August it is a plain puzzle where solvers are asked to set a clue for an entry for which … Read more >>
As the Olympic games comes to a close, Serpent one of the newer kids on the block gives us a puzzle. Certainly one of the leading gold medal contenders for hiding things ingeniously … Read more >>
A typically enjoyable puzzle from Picaroon, with plenty of witty touches There’s a nice theme here of rock singers and rocks – see below… Across 7. Fool in underwear during time inside home … Read more >>