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A slower solve, with some tough parsings to think through afterwards. I especially liked 11ac and 5dn. Thanks to Imogen
Perhaps at the trickier end of Phi’s range today, but still fun.
We have decided to organise another East Midlands S&B.
Two years ago, we had a really good afternoon at a pub by Trent Bridge. Unfortunately they have changed their terms which meant that we have had to look elsewhere.
Two unclued entries, eight consisting only of wordplay and the rest having additional letters in the clues to be removed. The extra letters spell out a consumer of product whose letters need to … Read more >>
Another top puzzle from Bluth today. Some head scratchers, some write-ins and lots of smooth surfaces. ACROSS 9. Caught The Society Of Jesus for example, buying from a catalogue? (4,5) MAIL ORDER A … Read more >>
I’m still in the Highlands, after over a week of amazingly (and, for me, unprecedentedly) good hill-walking weather. Perhaps as a result of the change of scene I found this quite a struggle, … Read more >>
Jason is the FT setter this morning.
Eccles has once again provided our mid-week cruciverbal challenge.
Thanks to Guy for a very enjoyable challenge.
Philistine is the setter this morning.
Serpent sets the IQ challenge this week.
Substituting for the regular blogger…
Bobcat is often a challenge, but I think this has to be the toughest Bobcat grid I have ever solved, with some very unusual devices in play. Please let me know if I have missed any tricks.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29693.