the wordplay may have an extra letter: 1. Keep back before neutron blast (4) ?A?N possibly DARN ?? 2. Might it have a twist which would keep us in suspense? (7,3) T?R??N / ?A? TORSION BAR?...
A comparatively easy grid-fill this week though events have rather overtaken the relevance at the moment. It does take a bit of inspiration to figure out the precise nature of the event and either...
I have a completed grid but don't know what to highlight. Am I looking for names? I put this question at the bottom of the original cold solve question but thinking it might not be found, I'm starting...
Could anyone cold solve this for me please. Trap one in California jail (10)
The clue ends up as a 4 letter word when a 5 letter herring is removed. I am left with a.is. Any help gratefully received....
What a delight, on another theme about which I was previously ignorant. Would have been much tougher without the generosity of the setter. Particularly liked 33 down. Thanks Wan....
Good fun, with sufficiently straightforward clues to render it not too challenging. I think 'across the grid' must be interpreted as 'all the way across the grid' to resolve ambiguities in entering...
Lovely and straightforward puzzle. Glad that the highlighting is optional, although I'm sure that JEG will be generous on the interpretation of the shade. Thanks Augeas for bringing back some happy...
What a long preamble, but what a fun puzzle. It took me a few minutes to get what the down message was telling me, but the P D'd, all was clear. Thanks hedge-sparrow.
I think I've got there, though held up for a long time in the NW of the grid and an overenthusiastic wrong answer to 1 down in particular. A wrong assumption about probably the most critical missing...
Last puzzle of the year and it is Mango. 2008 was the last time we saw them with the excellent City Tour. This was not as good, but an enjoyable challenge. Shame the whole theme was got very early...
An enjoyable puzzle, but nothing too challenging. Strange that no clue for 4a, at least not in my version. Anyway all worked out fine in the end. Thanks Parsnip