Thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle. Lots going on a the same time - jumbles, extra letters, quotes and highlighting. Really kept me on my toes all the way through. I particularly liked the clear and...
Good afternoon all. I haven't come across Wiglaf in EV before; I thought at first it was a clever anagram, but obviously I don't know my Beowulf. An entertaining crossword I thought, and some good fun...
Hello EVers, I had no knowledge of this theme and also didn't have the biographical dictionary recommended but it wasn't difficult to find on the web. This poses a problem for setters nowadays - do...
Hi all Hopefully I'm not treading on Mintyman's toes but as I know a number of people enjoy The Spectator crossword I have saved a pdf of it and can email it out to interested parties. To save me...
A rainy morning here in the West of Ireland, but I managed to get the last copy of the Telegraph, so was able to enjoy this excellent crossword - not the most difficult grid fill, but an entertaining...
Hello everyone, I had a sinking feeling when I did the first pass through the clues looking for gifts! I found the clues hard, but fair in retrospect. Hopefully someone will confirm the answer lengths...
Hello Everyone, On the first pass through the clues looking for gifts I was disappointed at so few! Then steadily worked them, and things grew from there, having got the quote made solving the rest of...
I have nearly completed all the answers to the clues but I fail to see any connection between my answer to 1 down and the word locate. How to finish off the puzzle at the moment baffles me since it is...
Quite a challenging puzzle this week, between extra letters, clashes and redundant definitions - and one completely normal clue. An inspired guess at the 11-letter across led me to the quote and lots...
Hi fellow EVers You are probably as disappointed as I am by this EV. It has to be the easiest one I've ever done and I wonder how it came to be accepted for publication. EV is supposed to be a step up...
A real disappointment for number 1000; the theme is trivial and the proof reading poor - the number of letters in 9 across is wrong and in 35 across the number of letters is missing. This is one of...