Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 003
Home in the North West by Radler
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This is the third in a series of additional weekend puzzles.
This week we have a puzzle from Radler. Anax pointed him in the direction of the Alberich site (see the sidebar) and you will discover two more of his puzzles there. We are very pleased to be publishing a third puzzle by this setter.
As with last week’s puzzle, this one has a theme. You are strongly recommended to read the preamble as this explains that certain clues have only wordplay and lack definition. The solving of 29,27 and 12,32 are key to the solving of the whole puzzle.
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Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 002
Odd One Out by Prolixic
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This is the second in a series of additional weekend puzzles.
After the ridiculous fuss created last week, we should be returning to calmer waters today. Prolixic started by leaving comments on the site, and then rather foolishly tried to drink me under the table at the White Horse a few weeks back (he thought he had a chance because I had already been there for about three hours!). Following this meeting he has written his first review and today we present his debut cryptic puzzle.
The puzzle has a theme, which you should discover fairly quickly, and this will help with quite a few of the clues. To say any more would spoil that “penny drop” moment.
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Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 001
An Independent Puzzle by Anax
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The first in a series of puzzles for anyone who finds that the Saturday Telegraph Prize puzzle leaves them wanting something more challenging.
We mentioned on Saturday, 30th January that Anax was the setter for that day’s prize puzzle in the Independent (#7267). Now that the closing date for entries to the competition has passed, Mike “Eimi” Hutchinson, Crossword Editor, has kindly given permission for the puzzle to be published here.
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