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An enjoyable trademark Hoskins puzzle. Thanks to Hoskins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 The royal couple have loads of affairs (9) PHILANDER : [PHIL AND ER](the British royal couple, Prince … Read more >>
If you’d like to have a go at the quiz which featured at this year’s dinner, you can download it from: https://www.jetdoc.co.uk/crossword-and-quiz-links There is also a link on that page to the Crossword … Read more >>
A classic Paul puzzle with misleading definitions and intricate wordplay, along with one typical lavatorial reference.
Ah, Klingsor. It’s been a while. I made fairly steady progress through this one. There were very few write-ins, though: each one required—and indeed rewarded—a bit of a think, which is always an … Read more >>
I was half expecting an April Fools’ Day theme today. (If you’re reading this blog some way in the future, this puzzle was published on 1st April.) I wasn’t 100% sure that it … Read more >>
Phi’s latest teaser brings the latest set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be an enjoyable and not too taxing puzzle, although I needed to “cheat” by searching Chambers … Read more >>
Enjoyed this, and was very slow to finish…
A delightful witty challenge from Redshank. Totally enjoyed the experience.. Thanks, Redshank !!
A tough challenge this morning, with a few rather obscure words, but all gettable in the end. Thanks to Imogen. Just in time, I spotted the theme: we have the members of the … Read more >>
Typical Alberich fare this morning, always a joy…
A good example of a national daily cryptic puzzle from Serpent today I started quite strongly with the acrosses in the top half before slowing down. a bit. I found … Read more >>
Another enjoyable Wednesday puzzle for me to solve and blog, thank you Aardvark.
An enjoyable crossword from Silvanus today. If I was being really picky I’d say that rather a lot of the clues require you to leave out bits of, or the majority of, words. But really this doesn’t matter. I can just about understand it all (except for 1ac) and so far as I’m concerned that’s what matters.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
There’s a lot to like about this Picaroon puzzle, but one glaring spelling mistake ruins the whole.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 31, 2018