Enigmatic Variations 1540 (Hints)
Going Postal by Piccadilly
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When we check on Dave Hennings’ crossword database, we find that Piccadilly has been setting crosswords for 33 years, most of them for the Telegraph’s EV series (but also for the Listener, Magpie and Weekend series).… Continue reading
Enigmatic Variations 1521
Tops and Tails by Piccadilly
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Enigmatic Variations 1521 (Hints)
Tops and Tails by Piccadilly
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The last two EVs by Piccadilly were the one with a Playfair square and his ‘Two Straight Lines’ which were horizontal and vertical.… Continue reading
Enigmatic Variations 1505
Two Straight Lines by Piccadilly
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Enigmatic Variations 1505 (Hints)
Two Straight Lines by Piccadilly
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Piccadilly’s last EV crossword was ‘Boricahf’, where we had to solve a Playfair square to find three types of spaniel, so you know that you can expect something unusual.… Continue reading
Enigmatic Variations 1490
BORICAHF by Piccadilly
Setter’s Blog
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Enigmatic Variations 1490 (Hints)
BORICAHF by Piccadilly
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Piccadilly has been setting EV puzzles for over a quarter of a century and, of course, we meet him in the Listener series, but this one is a new departure for most EV solvers. Continue reading “EV 1490 (Hints)”
Enigmatic Variations 1477
Overlapping by Piccadilly
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Enigmatic Variations 1477
Overlapping by Piccadilly
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Piccadilly gives us a relatively gentle solve with an original device affecting eleven entries and no other complicated device to unravel. This one is sure to please our newer solvers (and of course, the old hands too!)
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Enigmatic Variations 1465
Change by Piccadilly
Setter’s Blog
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