Azed No. 2,524 Plain

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Plenty of familiar words in here for me, but I didn’t find it much easier than the obscure offerings. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 CHLORDAN Something to zap bugs after hospital peer kept … Read more >>

Guardian 28,273 / Puck

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This was a typically clever and amusing puzzle from Puck. I found some of the parsing here quite tricky to work out, but it was definitely satisfying to do so. Thanks, Puck! There’s … Read more >>

Independent 10,625 by Wire

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As October reaches its conclusion, a puzzle from Wire. A mini horror theme in the clues and some entries – marking Halloween, I suspect. Oh that the  day itself was so understated. Was … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 28,278 by Shed

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The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28278. Quite a hard crossword for a time when changes of daylight savings time robs me of an hour’s worth of solving, with a couple of definitely … Read more >>

Guardian 28,277 / Paul

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A fairly tough challenge from Paul this morning, especially in the parsing department. This was another middle-of-the-night solve for me, with the parsing left until the morning, in the hope that light would … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,610 by Chalmie

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Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 17, 2020 An entertaining puzzle from Chalmie with the theme of the works of Edgar Allan Poe.  This author appears frequently in crosswords but I … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,619 by GOZO

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A tricky one from Gozo. You will need a both a cryptic mindset and good general knowledge to solve this unaided. Thank you Gozo. The grid has 10 fifteen-letter lights, not an easy … Read more >>