Monthly Archives: March 2012

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Worry for guitarist? (4) FRET Worry (FRET) worry for a guitarist (the frets on the neck of a guitar)? (FRET). 4 Regatta in a bleaker part that’s possible to reach (10) …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Turning away and leaving the country around fifty (10) DEF(L)ECTING Leaving the country (DEF-ECTING) around “fifty” (L) and = DEFLECTING: turning away. 6 Dracula feature film announced no ghoulish firsts (4) …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Cracks from remaining in gas used in riot (6) C(LEFT)S In “gas used in riot” (C-S) remaining (LEFT) from = CLEFTS: cracks. 4 Support for women at church in England to …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 It’s grand to wake up and complain (6) G-ROUSE It’s “grand” (G) to wake up (ROUSE) and = GROUSE: complain. 9 Busy company returning copper piper of sorts (8) OC-CU-PIED Company, …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Most difficult to see note in exam (8) FA-IN-TEST Note (FA) in exam (IN TEST) = FAINTEST: most difficult to see. 9 Fuss about a US soldier producing slow work (6) …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Approached with an offer composed? (4,9) MADE OVERTURES Approached with an offer (MADE OVERTURES) composed? (MADE OVERTURES). 10 Starts, not in collections (7) OUT-SETS Not in (OUT) collections (SETS) = OUTSETS: …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Work that’s bound to be heard round, all right (4) B-O-OK To “be” heard (B) round (O) all right (OK) = BOOK: work that’s bound. 4 Psycho interfered with insects and …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Send off a lot of lines as an afterthought? (10) POST-SCRIPT Send off (POST) a lot of lines (SCRIPT) = POSTSCRIPT: as an afterthought? 6 Defeat second, after the Spanish (4) …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 First male artist overturned some vessels (6) ARMADA “First male” “artist” (ADAM-RA) overturned = ARMADA: some vessels. 4 An Italian poet’s slow movements (8) AN-DANTE’S An (AN) Italian poet’s (DANTE’S) = …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 One in middle of fight, sick for another round (6) REF-ILL One in middle of fight (REF) sick (ILL) for = REFILL: another round. 9 Maybe Carmen tore off the last …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Converts are up one like us (8) EUROPEAN Converts “are up one” = EUROPEAN: like us. 9 Changes in speech for service centres (6) ALTARS Changes (ALTERS) in speech, for = …

I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 For a robust greeting, the company gives fish! (4,9) FIRM HANDS-HAKE The company (FIRM) gives (HANDS) fish (HAKE) for = FIRM HANDSHAKE: a robust greeting. 10 Classes for the French …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Nothing to write a dentist’s order (4) O-PEN Nothing (O) to write (PEN) = OPEN: a dentist’s order. 4 Plants a wine choice in front of US Presidents (10) ROSE-BUSHES A …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Afternoons outside hurting with the German makes them thick-skinned (10) P(ACHY-DER)MS Afternoons (P-MS) outside “‘hurting’ with ‘the’ German” (ACHY-DER) makes = PACHYDERMS: them thick-skinned. 6 Learner in clothing line gets leadership …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 1 Proceeds with no effort making ocean liners? (6) COASTS Proceeds with no effort (COASTS) making “ocean liners?” (COASTS). 4 Second thoughts with touchy constituents to intimidate (5,3) PS-YCH OUT Second thoughts …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 She’s often with Lisa, care of the state (6) MONA-CO She’s often with Lisa (MONA) care of (CO) = MONACO: the state. 9 Getting exclusive to deliver a number around a …

I hope you enjoyed today’s puzzle! Roy Across 8 Pet no. somehow is beginning to matter and it’s being relatively helpful (8) NEPOT-IS-M “Pet no.” somehow (NEPOT) is (IS) beginning to “m-atter” (M) and it’s = NEPOTISM: being relatively helpful. …

I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s crossword! Roy Across 1 Easily beat what cookware thief does (5,5,3) KNOCK S-POTS OFF What cookware thief does (KNOCKS POTS OFF) = KNOCK SPOTS OFF: easily beat. 10 Hold back this after foot fault, …

I hope you enjoyed today’s crossword! Roy Across 1 Try to return crackers (4) BATS Try (STAB) to return = BATS: crackers. 4 After last month start confining the king and killing a lot (10) DEC-I-MATING After “last month start” …

I hope you enjoyed today’s crossword! Roy Across 1 Plans for circulating catechisms (10) SCHEMATICS Circulating “catechisms” for = SCHEMATICS: plans. 6 Magnificent display for first Aer Lingus flight leaving old city (4) POMP- Old city (POMP-EII) “first Aer Lingus …

I hope you enjoyed today’s crossword! Roy Across 1 Refer to work coming back with a nice rhythm to it, perhaps (6) POETIC “Refer to” “work” (CITE OP) coming back = POETIC: with a nice rhythm to it, perhaps. 4 …

I hope you enjoyed today’s crossword! Roy Across 8 Temper shown by girl in front of boy (6) ANNE-AL Girl (ANNE) in front of “boy” (AL) shown by = ANNEAL: temper. 9 Models are quiet in Aer Lingus flight, with …

I hope you enjoyed today’s crossword! Roy Across 8 One on the way out from the east harbour in the Scottish river (8) D(E-PORT)EE In “the Scottish river” (D-EE) “the east” “harbour” (E-PORT) from = DEPORTEE: one on the way …

There has been some discussion here lately about the length of time taken for submitted comments to appear. As promised, I have discussed the issue internally and as a result some changes will be made. A crossword blog usually generates …

There has been some discussion here lately about the length of time taken for submitted comments to appear. As promised, I have discussed the issue internally and as a result some changes will be made. A crossword blog usually generates …

There has been some discussion here lately about the length of time taken for submitted comments to appear. As promised, I have discussed the issue internally and as a result some changes will be made. A crossword blog usually generates …