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Admin Haven’t seen a puzzle from Nudd in quite a while – none in 2014. Preamble: Wordplay in thirty-six clues serves up …
This one took me a little longer than usual though progress was always steady apart from a slight hold-up towards the end …
As usual everything (with the possible exception of 25dn) is quite simple but very complicated since the words are so difficult. Hence many of these clues can be explained in one short statement.
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Jambazi (a.k.a. Tramp) is one of my favourite setters and one I’d like to see more of in both the Indy and …
I found this quite difficult, and for a while a bit frustrating.
Today we have what on the face of it is a fairly standard puzzle from Phi Well that’s …
Rather a difficult Monk today I thought, but as usual very enjoyable. There are one or two loose ends which, thanks to the wisdom of those reading this blog, should be tied up before the end of the day.
And of course there’s the Nina, which I half saw and then forgot, to be reminded by Herb @1, who saw rather more than I did. The bottom row is a clear statement, so I looked at the top and couldn’t understand what was happening. All explained below. Very good. I can’t see why Herb thinks he hasn’t got it, for it clearly refers to the Russian novel.
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Ringo has work commitments today so you will have to put up with me instead. I found this to be a steady …
I failed to complete this one to my satisfaction as I am not sure of the correct entry for 11ac. Otherwise it …
Not as hard as some Io puzzles, if you can get started!
One or two unfamiliar words for me today. I think I have met 23ac before (but had forgotten it) but 17ac was …
According to the National Rail Enquiries website, the only trains running to/from Cambridge on April 25th will be those from/to London and …
As I said when posting last week, I am always slow to begin Phi’s crosswords, but then everything becomes clear and you wonder why there were any difficulties, because it all fits together fine and one is left wondering what the problem ever was. Perhaps that’s the mark of a good setter.
I have given up having more than a cursory glance (which of course failed to find anything here) to see if Phi has given us a Nina, since his — if they exist at all — are always so difficult to see. No doubt …
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Donk’s style is certainly different and this puzzle was no exception. With only four entries during my first pass through the clues …
A very good and interesting puzzle. Some puzzles contain a string of traditional cryptic constructions and feel a bit workmanlike. Alberich puts together a set of traditional cryptic constructions and the result is fresh and entertaining. I can’t put my finger on what makes the difference. No doubt that that explains why I just blog the these puzzles not set them.
I’m stuck on 6 across, any help appreciated. Thanks Alberich.