Category: EV Crosswords
EV 1578 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1578 (Hints)
Two Words by Piccadilly
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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It is a pleasure to download a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 34 years and EVs since 1995 – this one is his 52nd Enigmatic Variations crossword.… Continue reading
EV 1576 (Solution)
EV 1577 Hints
Enigmatic Variations 1577 (Hints)
Reality Check by Opsimath
Hints and tips by Phibs
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In the setter’s blog for Listener puzzle 4600, Opsimath wrote “This was one of the very first puzzles I attempted to set. I know, because I only stumbled on my pseudonym while looking for suitable words to use for the grid. Putting *psi* into TEA produces loads of words like campsite and lop-sided, but oΨmath caught my eye and seemed appropriate, since I was already well into my 60’s when I even started to think about setting. Plus, I was always a Math teacher. To save you rushing to Chambers, an opsimath is someone who learns late in life. I’ll admit to having been offered the very best schooling from an early age, but I only started to learn quite recently.”
EV1575 (Solution)
EV 1576 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1576
NOT RELATED TO CHRIS by Kruger
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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There is no need to introduce Kruger who has been setting EV crosswords for over 26 years.… Continue reading
EV1574 (Setter’s Blog)
EV 1575 Hints
Enigmatic Variations 1575 (Hints)
Follow the Instructions by Kcit
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Georges Remi, the creator of Tintin, came up with his pseudonym by taking his first and last initials, reversing them, and turning the French pronunciation of the individual letters into the name Hergé. Today’s setter did something along the same lines – his first and last initials are PH, a reversal of which gives HP, an abbreviation for ‘hire-purchase’. This loosely equates to ‘credit’ or ‘tick’, and a complementary reversal of the latter gives ‘kcit’. Simples!