Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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I believe we have a new setter here so we had no idea what to expect but found generous clues that generally led to familiar words, with the most challenging aspect being the solutions that had more than one clash in them – fortunately, there were only three of those.… Continue reading
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Stick Insect needs no introduction as a setter in the Magpie, Listener, Toughie and EV series. Continue reading “EV 1483 (Hints)”
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Gaston is a familiar name to EV solvers and needs no introduction.
Preamble: Eight suitably positioned and thematically connected elements are hidden in the completed grid .… Continue reading
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The Numpties can make no preliminary comments on the compiler this week as the solver has to spend a few amusing minutes working out who he or she is and sorting out what the solver is required to do.… Continue reading
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Kcit, who appears also as the setter Phi, has been setting crosswords for over 30 years for the Listener and Magpie series and the Inquisitor and EV.… Continue reading
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Wan’s crosswords appear in the Listener, Magpie, IQ and EV series. Thematic cryptic solvers are sure to have solved one of his before. With all that compiling experience, you can be sure that you are in safe hands, with fair clues.
Continue reading “EV 1479 (Hints)”
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Crosswords by Eclogue have been appearing in the EV and IQ series, Crossword Magazine and the Magpie, and on the Crossword Centre for over ten years. We are usually treated to his creations on the Crossword Centre message board at Christmas. Continue reading “EV 1478 (Hints)”
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Piccadilly gives us a relatively gentle solve with an original device affecting eleven entries and no other complicated device to unravel. This one is sure to please our newer solvers (and of course, the old hands too!)
Continue reading “EV 1477 (Hints)”
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Chalicea’s crosswords are generally welcomed because they are not too difficult and often because they have abundant thematic material in them. This one is a typical example. Continue reading “EV 1476 (Hints)”
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