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ev 955

i really enjoyed this one. it displays great skill in setting i think. just a pity the 5x5 was given away when it would have been an interesting challenge to find it unaided. the anagram is really...

NiceHobbit

Food Quiz

Hi all, I'm doing a Cryptic Food and Drink Quiz for a charity prize draw, and am stuck on a few riddles: Zero Exists Select a flower Inert heavyweight Sounds like boxing practice with millionaires...

7thStranger

Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4420 Sunday February 13th 2011

Would appreciate some help with a few clues. 13a - Notice a male who was tempted by mate (4) A_A_ 19a - Short distance from home to church (4) I___ 25a - Mexican dish, mostly bland, served with beer...

Zabadak

Listener 4124 Travel Guide by Aedites

Much more fun for me this week, challenging but not daunting. It gets much easier once the theme is grasped, but the final straight line takes a bit of spotting. One of those which manages to be...

starwalker

Listener 4123 Les Six by Raich

Not finished yet, but the grid fill is going smoothly, the theme has been cracked and therefore some reverse solving can take place,but, the rugby is beckoning. Certainly one for beginners and...

DocHH

EV 953 Anniversary by Oxymoron

Hello EV N&Cing Wine Clubbers, No need to resort to searching for Anniversaries for this EV, it was "hidden in clear view"! The setter, MrO, aka as Devadolly's nemesis, has constructed...

mintyman99

Spectator 2000 Saturday February 5th 2011

http://www.spectator....6448/crossword-TG.pdf...

dr b

EV 952: Time to Wrap Up

L'threadstarter, c'est moi. I thought this was nicely done, with some harder clues than in past weeks. My only quibble is that the "sixth line" is not exactly accurately...

Cruncher

Listener 4122, Heart by Phi

Thought I'd start a thread for one. Rather relieved that the Friday club are quite on this one. Have a smattering of answers but a long way to go. Happy solving all!

endanger33

FT 13598

1a Popular book impounded by police after revolution (7) d???t?? 2d Refer to upright character in French resort (7) ??n?i?n 5d Sally may be found in lab (6) r?t??? 4d Appropriate opener for England...

AndrewG-S

Enigmatic Variations 951

Finding this one tough going. Amendments to the clue entries makes this virtually a cold-solve in many respects. I am down to the last 5 clues, but have been stuck for a while. I guess the lack of...

prada

MOS Prize crossword

7D Medieval siege engine T?E?W?H?T anyone help with this please?

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4121 To ... by Navajo

To save RR the bother, I will start the thread this week. I haven't finished yet, but with a full and fairly easy grid fill, that just leaves the usual preamble and whatever potential disaster is...

kayakamina

EV 950 - Resident Jokers by Owzat

A very straightforward grid fill of a standard similar to the Spectator. Only 3 'Jokers' to find and all in Brewer. Not much of a bother really....

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4120, Cross Country by MynnoT

Am I destined to start another thread or are all the friends hiding somewhere else? What a great and well-set challenge this has been. The light has just dawned regarding the theme and how to obey the...

trux

EV 948 Tradition by Samuel

An excellent start to the year, from a setter who provided the Listener's Xmas puzzle just two weeks ago (Great Expectations) - one has to particularly admire the use of full words in the...

AHearer

Listener 4118: Auf Wiedersehen by Loda

I'm delighted to see that there is, after all, a Listener this week, and glad I signed up to the on-line service as our local newsagent does not open on New Year's Day. It's a nice puzzle, but prompts...

AndrewG-S

EV 947 Good Cheer

What an excellent puzzle with a number of different layers. Many thanks MynoT. Hope everyone had a good Christmas!