Independent 8,957 / Knut

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Today’s cruciverbal challenge has been provided by Knut, a setter whose work I have only limited experience of. Perhaps due to that limited experience, I didn’t feel that I was really on Knut’s … Read more >>

Guardian 26,610 / Chifonie

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Not Rufus today but a similar medley of anagrams, double [but no cryptic] definitions, charades and insertions from Chifonie, to give the customary gentle start to the week. There are one or two … Read more >>

Independent 8956/Raich

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A sound Monday puzzle in the usual Raich style.  Several that I found difficult to parse, and one I can’t parse at all.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,320

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A rare uninterrupted single-session solve for me, though the amount of scribbles on my paper suggest it was no walkover. Chambers got a fair bit of use to finish off the last quarter … Read more >>

AZED 2,246

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Quite a straightforward exercise in using Chambers (aka TBRB).  I got hung up though for ages on the SW corner since I had confidently entered GRINS instead of GIRNS for 32A.

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Guardian Prize 26,603 / Shed

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Preambles of blogs on Shed puzzles often include the words ‘welcome return’ or some such expression. It’s six months since we had Shed in the Prize slot. I remember how years [and I … Read more >>