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I don’t think we can blame Gemelo regarding 18a, as he can only play the cruciverbal cards dealt to him…
I would say that the setter was following the rules for any barred puzzle where all the entries are clued,…
We are told the the Chambers dictionary is recommended. What is your opinion of setters who do not indicate that…
I very much enjoyed this. I have a minor pedantic quibble with 18a. As with the famous Japanese drink, both…
Of the 32 entries, 16 (50%) were words I didn’t know. Shades of Azed about 1 year ago (and possibly…
I feel bad about having to disillusion you, but I think the cameraman was there with him.
One thing has always confused me about Citizen Kane: its protagonist appears to have been completely alone at the point…
Doc: Thanks for adding a 12a note. Jay: My COD (with a LOL) was 17a. Although it ‘solved itself’ (all…
Agreed, good fun. 18a was my LOL moment.
I felt that Gemelo chuckled as he set and invited us to laugh with him. As it should be. A…