Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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For anyone who struggled with the rather astonishing and spectacular Shark compilation in September’s Magpie, the name will produce anticipations of ‘shark-infested waters’ – no gentle paddling here.… Continue reading
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Kcit needs no introduction for EV solvers. Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells us that he has been setting them since 1993.… Continue reading
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We have a new EV setter name: welcome to Ovid. We met Ovid in a Magpie B crossword, ‘Pieces of Eight’ last year.… Continue reading
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This will be Cranberry’s second EV and we see that he/she has also produced a couple of crosswords in the Inquisitor series.… Continue reading
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With proXimal, we know that we have a familiar setter who also sets as eXternal in the IQ and Listener series (and combines with another setter as eXtent). You might know him as Artexlen in the FT and Boz in The Herald. Big Dave’s regulars will know him from Thursday/Friday Toughies and back-pagers, where he’s also normally put in Fridays (used to be Thursdays). With such a range of setting experience, you can be sure you are in safe hands. Continue reading “EV 1600 (Hints)”
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Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database tells us that this will be X-Type’s seventh EV crossword, previous ones being on I.K.Brunel’s… Continue reading
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Eclogue set crosswords for all the thematic crossword outlets. This is their sixteenth in the EV series.… Continue reading
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Kcit needs no introduction for EV solvers. Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells us that he has been setting them since 1993.… Continue reading
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Stick insect is well into double figures for the EVs he has produced and solvers will be familiar with his Listener and Magpie puzzles too, and confident that there will be an entertaining endgame.… Continue reading
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This will be Gaston’s 26th EV crossword. He has been setting two or three a year for almost ten years, so you will probably have solved his crosswords before and know what a range of themes he handles – and that you are in good hands.… Continue reading