Enigmatic Variations 1534 (Hints)
Six Thieves by Aver
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A fine surprise – we have another EV debut crossword, though we have already solved a Listener crossword by Aver.… Continue reading
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EV 1533 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1533 (Hints)
Nothing by Hedge-sparrow
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This will be Hedge-sparrow’s sixth EV crossword. He is a familiar setter to Listener solvers and his themes range through lots of fields of knowledge but his title ‘Nothing’ tells us nothing.… Continue reading
EV 1532 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1532 (Hints)
How? by Vagans
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Solvers will already have met Vagans whose first Inquisitor, ‘Excess Baggage’, (with Dante’s Divina Commedia as the subject) appeared last year.… Continue reading
EV 1531 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1531 (Hints)
The Correct Solution by Gaston
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This will be Gaston’s 24th crossword in the Enigmatic Variations series.… Continue reading
EV 1530 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1530 (Hints)
Bare Necessities by Check
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This is Check’s second EV crossword. In the first, we had to join up stars to create the constellation Leo.… Continue reading
EV 1529 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1529 (Hints)
Pine Box by Vismut
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Vismut’s last EV crossword, ‘Pretty Lights’, produced that beautiful baptistry window. ‘Pine Box’ we read with a hint of dismay.… Continue reading
EV 1528 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1528 (Hints)
Finish by Xanthippe
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PLEASE NOTE: An error has slipped into 5 across where QUITE should read QUIET.… Continue reading
EV 1527 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1527 (Hints)
Point of View by Karla
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A fine surprise – we have an EV debut crossword, though we have already solved a Listener crossword by Karla.… Continue reading
EV 1526 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1526 (Hints)
A Processof Elimination by Wan
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As I said last time we solved a crossword by Wan, Wan’s compilations appear in the Listener, Magpie, IQ and EV series.… Continue reading
EV 1525 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1525 (Hints)
Needles by Chalicea
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Newer solvers enjoy Chalicea’s crosswords because they are among the less difficult advanced thematic cryptics and usually have a fairly graphic endgame or lots of thematic material, often appearing in grid diagonals.… Continue reading