Very sad to hear about the death of Tantalus(Donald Yerrill) the main setter of TLS crosswords.He was 92 so had a good run!Composing almost to the end. A couple of teasers this week which has a...
The way to true madness. Two crosswords on the go at once.....!
Northernmost state of Brazil 7R*R*I*A and
Val's collection gets Time's dander up 8 ***A*D*D...
bottom right corner a labyrinth. Revolutionary artist capturing setter's wild fancy(7)C*I**** Children's author to call back second part of Crusade?(5) L**** and Bit of editorial work written up by...
Stuck on top right and bottom left corner viz11 across Dashing Otto's Florence's admirer T?O??; 8 down Rain is my subject - Lake Erie's in a storm E???L?; 18 down A religious leader in Ephesus who...
three corners dead easy. Can't break the last one. A religious leader in Ephesus who arrived there from a port in Albania(7) A*****A and Fanny who asked no kind return of love(8) G*E***** Getting...
Way behind having suffered three days of England at Lord's. Stick to crossword in future! Keats, not initially well,turned very thin(8) ****E*A* A poet:one linked with a general's wife(8) ****I*I*...
Great fun doing this one, but at crossroads. Two teasers. So, readers,Baron Bizarro turns out to be a person's metronym(8,6) *E*N***O/*O*R** First bit Leonardo? and Enlightenment produced by briefly...
Play villain in piece possibly for Sopranos 7 I have R*C*D*A and by now am convinced one of the letters is wrong despite them fitting with intersecting clues. Am prepared to go back to the drawing...
I am struggling with the tiddlers. Three 3 letter answers eluding me. Bond tale in which M's predecessor becomes tense(3) I have T*E Rhyming weaver and Belvoir ultimately divides men **R and Vacuous...
The Duke of New York(6) A*B*N* The N depends upon Nosing being the answer to the interlocking clue. Ver yhard top half of puzzle this week. Bottom half as easy as top half hard. Help please and please...
A ship at sea carrying the French circumnavigator (7) P*I****
and Ethan and Mattie's car gave the wrong indication leaving a motorway(4) **E*
In haste, back to cheering England....
The holiday destination where one swaps places with a performer (8) T*E*****
and A pretty girl in Bronte who lived in a kingdom by the sea (7,3) *N***N*/***
Advice gladly received....
well behind after 2 days at Lord's. Jane Smiley novel in German, sounding bovine(6)**O*** and "Mage" is an alternative to Jonson's "Alchemist" like marchesite or tutie(8) *A*I*S*A The sun has taken my...