This looked like it was going to be a bit of a slog but it all came together quite beautifully.
Great fun and a thematic tour de force.
Many thanks, eXternal....
An elegant composition with interesting background material but it all fell into place rather too quickly giving massive help with the back solving.
Thanks, Craft....
The clues were generally good, although there were a couple of instances where I had determined an extra word in a clue when there wasn't meant to be one. The shading of the 13 cells was...
What a cracking puzzle - a very fair carte blanche with some decent entry points. Excellently hidden wrong letters in some quite elegant clues and then just enough of a hint in the message to make the...
Very clever but there was insufficient connection between the thematic clues and their entries.
All the same were introduced to a few interesting words.
Thanks, Stick Insect....
Any help with these questions would be gratefully received. 6. In retrospect, not so extreme of Boris! 32. English poet replaces Mike with William initially! 36. Coming back in the morning withot...
Solve this in French anorak with beer (9)
Valley that recalls Wild Wales (10)
Answers are places or geographical features in the Lake District.
Many thanks for any help...
These are the last two, they are proving impossible to solve. The clues are cryptic, anagrams or puns. The answers relate to clothing. You're in so much trouble! 3,4,4,4,3,7 A magazine wrapper 5,6,3,5...
That was a strange journey - Thanks Agricola! I'd be frankly amazed if anyone finds the first two locations before the third, but let's see. I found them in order 3, 2, 1, connection. Some devious...
What a grand puzzle - a carte-blanche with a couple of entry points and then some excellent clueing to make it a real challenge. Well hidden wrong letters too, in a couple of cases. Loved the endgame...
A great theme and also a personal favourite.
The final instruction is still a bit confusing although it didn't hinder the final grid fill.
Thanks, Ifor....
A decent puzzle with a good mixture of clue difficulty.
The combinations produced results that I had been unaware of before. It's amazing what you don't notice!
Thanks, Buff....
This left me with a smile on my face when I finished. I remember Ares’ last puzzle (4633) involved a trivial grid fill followed by an interminable grid stare, and I feared the same with this one after...