I know that this composer is a bete noire for some of us, but this particular offering is accessible: do have a go at it, it's very rewarding. There's some delightful cluing, amusing in parts - and...
Can anyone who is doing today's EV please confirm the following- 1) The number of letters in the clue reading ' Queen starts to handle useful instrument' ? 2) That the number of letters (12) is...
Hello everyone, I hope you've all been to Church, good day to you all. Never done a 'barred' Hypnos puzzle before. Only grid ones in the Independent. This should be fun, at least I now have ODQ5 !...
Is anyone trying to do this I'e got a few but am struggling is 12a mumble and 17a albert ? windbourne bees communicate in an indistinct manner and prince quick to invest bishop are the clues. Thank...
22a Thrust lasso into place (6) ?R???L -- possibly 'propel', but why ? 25d 19th century actor and playwright born in Co. Waterford (6,5) T?R??E?O??R 49a Backs Desmond round by the fireside (9)...
10 ac Naked child painted make-believe earth's eclipse (3,2,5) - - T/ - - / - R - M - 6 d Shilling - one large sort of coin (9) - - - - - - - - R 25 ac Back garden unexpectedly given new layout (10) -...
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's Mr O...............I just knew it was going to be before I opened the paper, oh woe! I am heading straight into DC to hang some black-out curtains, dust...
Anyone make any sense of the end game in this one - so far have five prefixes which link nicely to the title, but can't make any sense of the four unclued elements ("to be entered somewhat...
I thought this was one of the easier puzzles, and, as no one has started a thread I wanted to offer my congratulations to MLN;Rugby for his success with EV 905. He is a stalwart of this site and...
Hello EV N&C Wine Clubbers, If my memory serves me well, this theme appeared in The Speccie not too long ago, so the training was useful. The second, but unrelated theme added weight to the...
The answer fell out very quickly this week, particularly the theme from the down clues. I am turning my hand to The Listener for the first time, but it seems to be all numbers, not quite what I was...