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An enjoyable puzzle from Brummie this morning. Brummie’s puzzles often contain a theme. The answers here cover a wide range of topics but I can’t see a connection. Of course, that doesn’t … Read more >>
Radian is once again occupying the Tuesday slot, which is where I am most used to encountering his work. Last time I blogged a Radian crossword, I missed an obvious ghost theme, so … Read more >>
Well… this seemed like a much harder Monday morning FT than usual!
Thanks Hectnce for a Quiptic that fits the bill. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are 3 birds and a couple of bird references in the solutions, but that’s probably of no … Read more >>
Not the easiest of Monday puzzles, but a good challenge for my first 152 blog. Some enjoyable entries here: 8a nicely concise, 16a and 3d amusing surfaces, 5d and 17d ingenious. Definitions are … Read more >>
An enjoyable and quick solve with a few trickier clues and nice surfaces. Favourites were 22ac, 27ac, 8dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Vulcan.
An enjoyable Cyclops solve – some politics, some smut, some more politics and then a bit more smut… Trump gets four mentions in the clues – although two are just to get to … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. It is 100 years since the end of World War One on 11 November 1918. To mark this Armistice Day, Eimi has included some thematic … Read more >>
A straightforward Azed offering with nothing contentious or overly difficult in my view.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3760.
The puzzle can be found here. Hello! It’s my great pleasure to join the Fifteensquared blogging team, and a great pleasure also to begin with this fun puzzle by Knut. I found it … Read more >>
It’s not often that we find Imogen in the Prize slot, so I suspected there must be a reason, especially since we were given some Special Instructions: ‘One historic figure and 10 possible … Read more >>
“Clues are presented in alphabetical order of their answers, which must be entered where they will fit. Seven clues consist of wordplay only; on entry, their answers must be replaced with MORE. However, only six of these expansions fit in the grid; the seventh must be highlighted. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; one answer is in Collins.”
An unusual challenge from BRADMAN this Friday , largely due to the wide spectrum of difficulty levels of the clues as well as an inordinate number of double definitions. Thanks BRADMAN !!
There were a few rather rare words in this crossword which I won’t mention here since a passing observer won’t want them to be given away, but you will know what they are. However, they were all as usual fairly and well clued by Phi.
Definitions, underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.