Independent 9,017 by Raich

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The usual very nice workout from Raich; not really demanding, but enough to cause someone like me to stop and think from time to time. I had no quibbles with any of the clues: they all seemed to be sound and some of them, like (and here I look through the clues to find ones to quote and nothing really stands out either positively or negatively, but perhaps) 6dn and 7dn were good.

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Independent 9016 by Hoskins

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* = anagram [] = removed A(mpere) = abbreviation Hoskins is a completely new setter and that always makes things a little tricky, as you don’t quite know what to expect. I found … Read more >>

Guardian 26,670 / Rufus

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This is the first Monday Guardian cryptic that I have solved for many, many months but I see that Rufus is still following his remit of providing a puzzle suitable for beginners and … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,330

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Blimey, this was a bit of a workout. I’ve actually only just finished it after returning several times over the week. Good stuff though, and plenty of interesting and unfamiliar terms to get … Read more >>

Azed 2256

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On my scale of “how much did I finish while and shortly after eating my breakfast?” I think this one came in as medium-strength. A good selection of unfamiliar words, but even these … Read more >>

Everyman 3595

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Another excellent offering from Everyman. I enjoyed solving and blogging this one, partly because it has given me the chance to chunter on about a couple of pieces of English usage that are … Read more >>