Everyman 3,628

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Hello all, Apologies for the crude formatting today: I couldn’t get the usual tool to work, so have been inputting the clues by hand. I found this pretty tough to be honest, but … Read more >>

Azed 2289

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This was a typical plain Azed crossword.  The clueing was precise and the vocabulary was a mix of modern and arcane.       I solved about half of this without reference to … Read more >>

Guardian 26,860 / Shed

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I haven’t done one of Shed’s puzzles in a while, and it’s very welcome to do so again – excellent clues throughout, I thought. (I have a couple of queries below, which I’m … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,221 by ALBERICH

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What a treat from Alberich today!! Unsurprisingly, a delectable mix of clues covering the entire spectrum from easy to seemingly bewildering (frustratingly so at times!). Thanks a lot Alberich for a super challenge. I am not ashamed to admit I had to google a few answers to confirm but the cluing itself was precise enough for me to arrive very close to the solution in these cases.

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Guardian Cryptic 26864 Crucible

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(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.)  A challenge, in some places, from Crucible, … Read more >>