Miser has kindly asked me to start Chain 3 so here goes ... The idea of the game is that the setter poses an original home-madeclue which everybody is invited to solve. The poster who solves the... ...
35a Ian's pets having time for number of openings (5) d-wt- (trouble with scots as usual) 39a saw, with many points s-o-t-ed (should be 'spotted' but can't parse)
27a They can be sporty, with a wall opening that reverses? (10) ?A?C???C?? 29a Crafty seers to force a way out (6) E?R??? 30a Car that did U-turn on person's document (2,4) ?? , ?A?D 21d Let off with... ...
Been away & not had time to work on this! 1d Minister Henry, um, getting screwed aboard plane: ??r??? ??n? 16d Not looking yourself, ***, noticing nothing: ??c???i?o 21a What's wrong with Dicky... ...
One left stumping me. 9a. Portraitist, Old Englsh, seen in torn shroud by front of tomb (9). When I first scanned this, I thought maybe anag. OE SHROUD T which does give HERODITUS but he wasn't a... ...
I'm stuck on the following: Divali planned in the North and South for poorly ones (8) Crafty seers to force a way out! (6) Car that did U-turn on person's document (2,4) Music hall performer who cut... ...
A crossword of extremes for me. I love the theme and the very clever way it's been set. I don't love the thematic clues at all, though. I really appreciate the skill in setting them, and some are... ...
Please help with 13 across.Clue is: A political con? 8 letters.I have D?T?I?E?. Is it DETAINEE? If so, how does it work or am I being thick? Many thanks.
12d. It's one Scandinavian marauder versus one monarch, by the look of it. (6) ?i?i?g 13d. They swim in the ocean beside Laois. (5) ?e?ls 20d. Start drinking with Mr Murray (the comic). (5) da?d?
I gave up on this one very early and headed to https://www.fifteensquared.net/2024/04/17/financial-times-17710-by-basilisk/ . Nainsook and Shtetl aren't exactly common words. The blogger includes... ...