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Inquisitor 1282

I have an answer for 32d, including the extra letter but don't understand the wordplay? Any hints?

Beyond The Pale By Curmudgeon

Has anybody completed this puzzle and, if so, have you managed to obey the perimeter instruction? Although I am quite mathematically minded I am going round in circles on this one (not literally...

djawhufc

Spectator 2091

Hi all It's with you. All the best DJA...

British_Olympics

Cryptic

Sack size reduced service (6) This looks like BILLET for 'sack' with LET = 'service', but how is BIL 'size reduced' ? Grateful for help with this !...

crosswhit99

Listener 4216 - Evens by Elap

Another great puzzle from the master of numericals with a logical entry point and steady progression from thereon in - all fair and square !

Twit-Who

EV 1039 - Pictures by Shark

An excellent puzzle. Although I had the grid filled fairly quickly it took quite a while before I made any sense of the preamble. A delight - thanks Shark....

TheBear69

Listener 4207 - Loco by Ferret

I found this to be a nice challenge with a very satisfying final step. I found the clues to be tough but fair (except I felt 19:33d was subpar). Well done, Ferret.

Ruthrobin

Listener 4205 Murder Mystery 2 by Gos

Just two hours to fill this grid but then we had some grid staring to complete the endgame. Still, it was good to have a set of simple clues and an easy romp for a change after some we have seen this...

Philoctetes

Listener 4203

Well no one seems to have noticed it was going to be a numerical. And i see that someone by the name of "Zabadak" has already commented on the Crossword Club site in a somewhat Z-Cup winning...

hankir

Azed 2097

Any 4 contiguous letters in the clue are anagrammed to find the answer to the definition that is also included in the clue. As dear as rubles, fit for banks indeed (4) ASA? must be ASAR from (deAR...

djawhufc

Spectator 2076

Hi all It's up. It looks a bit of a challenge. I won't get around to it until the weekend but I hope you all enjoy it. All the best DJA...

Twit-Who

EV 1030 - Swimming Aid by Rustic

Not too difficult with a little twist towards the end - quite enjoyable. However yet again 2 entry lengths are incorrect!

upsetter

Listener 4201, Translation by Sabre

Have grasped the theme but the clues seem to be extremely opaque this week (apart from the easy ones) - is anyone faring better?

upsetter

Listener 4200, The Missing Vowels Round by Shackleton

well, that's the PDM and the Antihesis out of the way, now for the clues...

midazolam

Listener 4196 Here and There by Hedge-Sparrow

Sorry for all those that replied to the last thread, but here is another The crux of this one is not to get flustered with all those letters as I did, but it does work out in the end...

Neveracrossword

Inquisitor 1238

23 A. Backward person receives meagre payment (7) ti????? 41 A. Texan's eyed French woman wearing fake gold (7) ?lo???? PS. This is a themed crossword, but these clues are not involved. Thanks for any...

Zabadak

Listener 4198, 24 Across by Pilcrow

Pretty straightforward even in my current befuddled state: the double clues resolve easily enough. I query "our" and "hero" in the rubric, and whether the lower case writing thing...

mrs_overall

My leg has gone strange

Over the course of the day, my left leg has swollen considerably, from just above the knee right down to the foot. It is not hot, not painful and not discoloured. It feels tight and looks odd. Any...

Germy

Spectator 2068

Spectator 2068 is now available here. Many thanks to Daniel. http://www.goulstone.org/Speccy/Spec2068.pdf Daniel requests that, if you send this in, can you make sure you cut his name off the bottom...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4192 Symbolic by Jago

No problems at all with this. Definitely one to attract newcomers. Thanks Jago

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