Can anyone explain the reference to West Ham in the following 'Succeeded for West Ham maybe having Barnet under pressure.(8) I'm sure the answer is stressed I can see the Barnet - tress(ed) but am...
Although I am nowhere near finished, the grid-fill seems fairly straightforward. Despite the very long preamble, I am not expecting any major problems, so please can we try to keep any hints to an...
Is it possible to rate crosswords in terms of difficulty? Are there any that are regarded as more difficult than the Listener?.I can't imagine it but I know there are some big brains out there...
Really, really laugh-out-loud funny crossword, worth all the struggle through the barless grid and the decent, twisty set of clues. Goodness knows what form you're supposed to submit it in, but no...
Another relatively gentle start to the week (if I've got it right, that is). I'm not sure the question revealed by the corrected letters is properly answered by the final grid, which is where I have...
What a delightful piece of work, on a theme that I've been playing around with myself and which I will now have to shelve. Some of the thematics led to a lot of head scratching on the grounds that I...
Lovely whilst it lasted. Definitely one for beginners and newcomers.
Sadly, it leaves me without an excuse for Mrs Starwalker's grand garden redesign tomorrow....
Hi, I think I've finished but just need a couple explaining... 18dn Dog register? T?R?I?R Must be "terrier" given the letters, but can't get the 'register' bit of the clue. 1dn Strong, for...
Can anyone explain 5 down please The missing letter is R the clue reads;The old man sounded guarded, walking around.(9) I have pat(r)olled but can't see either 'sounded guarded' or walkING around....
This is what the listener is all about. As soon as I saw Kea's name at the top I knew this was going to be good. This was a real challenge, the like we have been missing recently. Masterful...
A fine piece of craftsmanship from Schadenfreude: I especially like the fact that "altered words consist only of real words" after a few recently that have included gibberish in the finished...