S & B York – puzzle by Brigster

 It was once again a great crossword meeting, last Saturday in York.
See the comments from #45 onward in the most recent York S & B blog – to be found in the ‘Announcements’ section.
Many thanks to the Great Man himself (and to Jane) for organising a party with lovely food and company alike.

This time there were only three crosswords available especially written for the event, if I am right.
John’s Elgar puzzle has already been impressively blogged by crypticsue on Big Dave’s website: NTSPP 298.
Dalibor‘s crossword can be found in the post directly below this one.

First, however, Brigster’s contribution which can be found here:   Brigster @ York 2015.
So, do not read any further yet if you still want to do or finish this crossword.

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Financial Times 15,065 – Falcon

Monday Prize Crossword / Oct 19, 2015

Since giving up his Everyman job (in the Observer) Falcon has become a Monday regular in the FT, although appearing less frequently than Dante or Crux, say.

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Independent 9060 by Quixote

Today sees the apparently now-regular appearance of Quixote on the last Wednesday of the month. As always, an enjoyable solve with no particular problems, although I didn’t find this so easy as I do the usual Wednesday setter. The obligatory (?) couple of unusual words are here, although they are clued, as indeed should be the case in these circumstances, simply.

Definitions underlined.

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Guardian 26,714 / Screw

After Crucible’s toughie yesterday, today it’s the Turn of the Screw – another tough challenge. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which is full of inventive cluing and really innovative definitions, with lots of … Read more >>

Financial Times 15072 Dante

(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.)  Thanks to Dante for the usual … Read more >>