Author: ulaca

No fewer than five, perhaps, six, cryptic definitions (of varying efficacy) make this quirky piece more difficult than your average Monday fare.

This was your friendly Monday offering, with a token unknown word thrown in, but so generously clued that it’s unlikely to stymie too many seasoned solvers.

Welcome from Tasmania, where the wife and I have wended our way after a couple of days watching the tennis in Rod Laver Arena. This was a pretty regular offering for a Monday, I thought, … Read more “Times 28513 – Of thrones, dominations and principalities”

Some quirky clues and a bit of recondite vocab characterise this Monday offering, and mark it out from typical week-opening fare.

Far be it from me to suggest this is in any way an inferior offering. As always, I enjoyed the challenge – the irritating bits, the quirky bits and all.

A nice little number for the start of the working week, featuring quite a few clues requiring letters to be transplanted from clue to solution.

Apart from that quibble, I enjoyed this – as I enjoy most puzzles (must be easy to please) – and came home in 18:16.

Cadres, far east, police receiving huge complaints…This seems to have been designed with my home of 35 years come next Monday in mind.

I thought this was a very good crossword, despite the fact I ballsed it up. The 4s did for me.

A little tougher than an average Monday, with some tricky clueing and a bit of Anglocentric stuff (19 down combines both).