Piccadilly (EV) – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

EV 1663 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1663 (Hints)

The Right Fit by Piccadilly

Hints and tips by Phibs

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I thought I’d throw ChatGPT a bit of a curveball, so I asked, “What might a sentence described as ‘apt’ that is concealed in a crossword puzzle entitled ‘The Right Fit’ be?”

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EV 1660 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1660

Border Dispute by Arcadia

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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Arcadia has not set an EV before but we have solved his Inquisitor, Magpie, and Listener crosswords previously.… Continue reading

EV 1652 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1652

Disappearing by Piccadilly

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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It is a pleasure to solve a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 35 years and EVs since 1995.… Continue reading

EV 1639 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1639 (Hints)

Switch by Piccadilly

Hints and tips by Phibs

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In his novel Changing Places, David Lodge describes a parlour game called Humiliation which is introduced to Euphoric State University’s English Department by British exchange professor Philip Swallow. It involves each player naming a book which he hasn’t read but thinks that the others probably have, and scoring a point for every person who has indeed read it.

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EV 1626 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1626 (Hints)

Cops 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 35 years and EVs since 1995.… Continue reading

EV 1614 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1614 (Hints)

Hide and Seek 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.… Continue reading