A test area for 15squared
Serpent: no bars, no numbers just like the previous one I blogged last month, but otherwise normal (no corrections/drop-outs, no thematic way …
I’m always pleased to see Crucible’s name on a puzzle and it seems a long time since I blogged one of his. …
Thanks to Sleuth. Definitions are underlined under the clues. There are a number of clues/solutions connected to food, and to mental states, …
You never know who to expect on Tuesday ……… …. but we do expect a theme. We guessed it could be …
Pasquale doesn’t often compile the Quiptic, but when he does, you know that it will be sound as a pound. This would …
A satisfying solve this morning with a dependably good challenge from Velia. Almost a pangram but not quite – just missing Q …
We don’t see Raich in the Indy as often as we used to, so I was pleased to find his name at …
A nice start to the week with a lot of neat cluing – my favourites were 14ac, 25ac, 27ac, 8dn, and 20dn. …
We are well into ‘post-Covid’ setting now, with ‘lockdown’ and ‘coronavirus’ both getting a mention in the clues. Lockdown frustration still seems …
All good fun. Thank you Wire. ACROSS 1 SHAKEDOWN Extortion in America? Arab chief audibly unhappy (9) SHAKE sounds like (audibly) …
Everyman’s recent run of slightly harder puzzles continues – but it’s an enjoyable one. As usual some of the definitions involve a …
Fewer gratuitously obscure words than usual. Azed in a gentle mood perhaps? Thank you Azed ACROSS 1 WIGHTLY German, height short, taken …
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone, and happy Caturday. I hope your eyes are brighter than mine, and your …
A pretty complicated preamble, and a pretty complicated solve! Could ‘PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE’ be a (wishful) reference to lockdown life for many of us?!
Very enjoyable indeed. Thank you Picaroon. ACROSS 1 LUSTRE Outspoken person desiring brilliance (6) sounds like (out-spoken) “luster” (person desiring) 5 …