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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 …
Phi eases us into the weekend with this Friday offering I wasn’t too sure about the word ‘bothered’ in …
A slow and tricky solve, with lots of fun clues – I particularly liked 1ac, 9/23, 13ac, 17ac, 21ac, 26ac, 3dn, and …
I enjoyed this puzzle from Wanderer, thanks to whom for a good Friday joust. Couple of new words learnt along the way …
An enjoyable Redshank puzzle. This was a nice puzzle to blog, with just enough challenging clues to keep me interested, but nothing …
Another top-quality puzzle from Nutmeg: a good range of difficulty in the clues, with some of the six double definitions (perhaps verging …
Goodness how difficult, but what a privilege to be able to blog a crossword like this. Maize has yet again excelled themselves. …
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 13, 2020 I had a scare when I first went to download this puzzle …
It would appear that The Telegraph intends to discontinue the Enigmatic Variations series of barred cryptic puzzles in August. We must try …