Brewer's (the quoted reference for this puzzle) gives the Garden of Ireland as Wicklow, but the only remaining unclued light seems to be CA?LO? Is this a mistake or are we looking for the Garden of...
.. words that need to be split between definition and wordplay, even if hyphenated. To illustrate the fifth example of cruciverbal no-nos, consider this recent example: Sub-note about neckwear (5,...
(iv) clues containing compound anagrams that omit the second anagram indicator Two further examples from the same setter: Wild reactionaries ignoring (*) scene of missile attack (3-2-3) Grotesque...
(iv) clues containing compound anagrams that omit the second anagram indicator. Consider this recent example from an experienced setter: Corral terrible reptilian - no pet (4,2) Without the second...
(iii) the use of a question mark to create the illusion that a clue has an andlit structure. For the third in the series it seems that another apparent occupational hazard of the cruciverbalist is the...
(ii) the continuing overuse of hackneyed devices In the second of an occasional series of things setters could avoid using, does anyone have other examples of wordplay devices that could do with a...
(i) anagram indicators that do not really indicate rearrangement In the first of an occasional series of things setters should avoid using, often just for the sake of the surface reading, consider...
Used oil and funnel (6) The answer is clear with ultimately all but the L checked and an obvious anagram (not sure about ‘used’ mind you), but with a fairly obscure clueword, surely the definition...
Quite an appropriate puzzle given the weather we have been having this week ! Relieved that it didn't take too long to crack as we have the pleasure of another Schadenfreude puzzle to occupy us...
A couple of howlers that managed to slip past the editors from recent IQ (1364) and EV (1151) puzzles respectively: Ligaments requiring ingestion of recipe - sprouts ? (8) Substance used to treat...
23 down must be ANT as it appears in ???ant???, but why ? I can see the wordplay ANT(I) and that it's a social insect, but why only one in some Amazon societies ? The whole clue is as follows: Endless...
Considerable wind after consuming starter of haricots in eatery (6)
This looks like NOSHER, but the definition suggests NOSHERY - have I missed something ?...
