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Spectator 2651

A lovely puzzle from Fieldfare with a grammatical imperative in the preamble's instruction. Also some very inventive clue constructions. Bravo !

pomona

it's a jigsaw type crossword with clues in alphabetical order. Some clues yield an extra letter in the wordplay. Stuck on these last 4 which must start S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z Taxed adult departing island... ...

NobleRoman

Saturday Times The Listener 4812 Monday April 22Nd 2024

Hope this does not create a new thread.
While I am most of the way through here I note that there are supposedly 6 unclued answers. Available lights - 49, clues - 43 which fits but for 7-letter... ...

pomona

Tls 1522

1d Crime writer not popular with the French in Angers (7) R?N?L?S

pomona

Genius 250

1. Split smoothed over when I retired (4) 2. Booty call that could sound music to my ears(4)

pomona

Tls 1518

17d Chap in drama at entrance to Troy turning up (7) T?L?M?N

JJ109

Genius 249 - Last 2

This is a thematic crossword and there are two different types of manipulation that need to be done. These two clues are of the same type - Either one word in the clue is reversed to parse... ...

pomona

Tls 1516

17a Request to hold on to one sci-fi book with many copies (5,3,2,2) ???E?/???/??/?? 24a One described as lance percival's weapon holder? (8) ??N????? 8d Heresy in church? It is embraced by friar... ...

pomona

Tls 1511

10a Indian Ocean traveller's off to the east of south Pakistan (7) ??N?B?D 1st letter possibly S 22a One leaving parched area of swamo is important in this American novel (4)... ...

pomona

Tls 1510

10a Asocial composer in Hoffmann's American car, reportedly (8) ?????L?* 8d Hardy's pen name for Winifred May S?*?N? The 2 answers intersect at *

pomona

Tls 1508

21a Writer in The Tube taking the *** out of Alien (6) ?A???R 22d Mythical ship propeller (5) ??L?N

Matakari

Enigmatic Variations N0 1623- Bus Stop -By Chalicea

Good evening, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas
and wish you a great New Year filled with good health, peace,
happiness and rewarding puzzle solving.
I got off to a fairly promising Chalicea... ...

pomona

Seasons Greetings Xv

All done apart from the end game....How to draw the 3 triangles please...?

JJ109

Ev 1620 - Help With Parsing Please

Wordplay includes an extra letter not to be included in the grid. 12a Slave's contradictory support in Senegal! Answer ESNE (slave) The extra letter discarded is a T 9d Make certain daughter's... ...

pomona