Last one.
9 ac. Alec thus turns to old Mexican composer. (5)
L?S?T.
It points to LISZT of course. But is it? What about the wordplay? Can anybody see why?...
I think I got (unusually) lucky with the gridfill on this, but even so, it was not quite as intimidating as the preamble led me to fear. A fun and fair workout with some entertaining clues. Thanks,...
I though it was worth starting a separate thread, so here's the link: http://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/news/cam/cam69/CAM69.pdf. I'm far from finishing it or, indeed, having a clue about what is going on -...
Persuaded out of a Listener sabbatical by the early posting on the website, I worked my way through this (thankfully) relatively straightforward issue at a steady pace and with just enough enthusiasm....
A Happy New Year to all. What a pleasant and gentle start to the year! The theme appeared early and we have thoroughly enjoyed this. We haven't quite finished but progress is regular and speedy.
Can anyone (Slaney?) resolve a small final ambiguity:
48 Ac could be one of two answers really - one one a mojor figure, one a minor. You could argue both from the wordplay, couldn't you?...
without giving it away has anyone worked out how to deal with the 16 clues lacking definitions, or the 26 letter phrase, or the coding? For example, at 17 ac I have: ?OPC?SC which is obviuosly wholly...