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A fair challenge from Aardark today. Thank you. Realising that there was a pangram in the offing helped to narrow down some of the possibilities. This helped to balance out the grid being … Read more >>
A slow, tough, and enjoyable puzzle – favourites were 11ac, 26ac, 2dn, 19dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Picaroon.
Another fun puzzle to start the day – we always know that we will have some great wordplay in an Eccles puzzle. Eccles seems to be have been given a regular Wednesday slot … Read more >>
Duck Egg by Kruger Clues are given in alphabetical order of their answers which must be entered where they will fit. Wordplay in each clue yields an extra letter that is not … Read more >>
Typical Hamilton offering with a few iffy-looking constructs but a lot of fun.
This was one of those puzzles where I was staring at a nearly empty grid for a long time, and then everything, or almost everything, fell into place quite quickly. Getting the long … Read more >>
Radian has compiled today’s puzzle for our stimulation and entertainment. It is Tuesday today, but I haven’t spotted a theme of any description and there appears to be no Nina, but I could … Read more >>
ARMONIE kicks off the week… This took me way longer than usual due to being obsessed with "FOX" as Quaker in 2d. Apart from that, there was nothing too taxing here, except 24a … Read more >>
Thanks to Anto for today’s Quiptic. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 She can’t grasp novel I mused about (5,2,4) VENUS DE MILO : Anagram of(… about) NOVEL I MUSED. Defn: … Read more >>
It’s the Tees and Pierre Monday matinee again, which is never a burden for me, since I always learn something from this setter’s puzzles. And close but no cigar for a bird link. … Read more >>
A very Monday puzzle… Not really my cup of tea, I’m afraid, but a gentle introduction to the week that did not require any particular general knowledge (other than for 27ac, but I’ll … Read more >>
A reasonably swift solve for this Eye puzzle I nearly managed my first ever “complete on first pass” but it was not to be. ( I define the end of the first pass … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. Thanks to Nitsy for a puzzle which didn’t detain me unduly but entertained me greatly. There were a couple of instances where I had … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3812. Everyman seemingly on a new tack; I thought it distinctly harder than previous offerings, and I see no trace of the linked answers which have been … Read more >>
A pleasure to solve and blog as always. Thank you Azed.