This week's offering is "Five Dots" by Franc, which feels somewhat reminiscent of one or two of his previous puzzles. More difficult than some of the recent offerings, but sound and...
Dear Lawrence, Thanks for your email. Due to a production error, the last clue in Mephisto 2578, 28 Down, was omitted from both the paper and on-line versions. On the text file I sent, it was: 28 Look...
Can anybody supply the clue (not solution) for 28d please? It's missing from the on-line version. I can only see one normal word that fits, but there's a forename candidate too so the clue is...
I very much enjoyed last years penny dropping moment with playtime, and likewise with this weeks listener, it was very neat how it all came together. No ambiguities although one answer I couldn't find...
This week's offering is "364 263 by Xanthippe" A straightforward grid fill which now leaves me with the problem of following the instructions, whilst not being an owner of the required...
A very happy Christmas - where are you all? This was an exciting grid fill with lots of alcohol and Christmas goodies and I am delighted, though reeling and rather bemused, about what we are required...
So near and yet so far... I have now solved everything except 1D. Could someone give me a gentle nudge? I would also appreciate a slight hint as to one or more of the three words in 8D; I have the...
I have completed the crossword without having the first idea what the connection is between the figures and letters in parenthesis and the answer to 32a (HUNDRED YEARS). Can anyone explain to me the...
Very hard, this one, because it includes a lot of 'Dumb Britain' wrong answers as the correct solutions, but I am getting there! So what might the correct wrong answer be to 52a What 'R' is Hillary...
I am not used to this type of crossword and need some advice on how to interpret the instructions in the preamble. It states- Each clue has two parts run together but never overlapping. Each clue...
This week's offering is Metrical Variations by Hedge-sparrow. A typical offering such as we have come to expect from this setter. Some gentle clue and a nice theme. Sadly the final step took me longer...
Down to the final four of the year now, for those who are still in for an all correct year. (Sadly my own ambition dies some weeks ago due to a careless error of transcription.) Have not started yet,...
No - i haven't finished it, so get up off the floor. I just wondered what people approaching it thought of the bit in the preamble "so solvers must deduce how many complete cells each answer...
Good grief, where is everyone? This week's offering is by Phi, and, my word, I'm having a fair old struggle with it! Has anyone finished it yet?
Good luck everybody!
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