A
typical witty and thought-provoking crossword from Izetti today, with
plenty of practice at cracking cryptic definitions. A couple of fish, a
couple of trips abroad, the police and their collaborator, a bit of
Greek mythology, some wizardry and a nasty bit of witchcraft feature in
the wide range of vocabulary and general knowledge to give us plenty of
variety. A couple of new words to me, but the generous wordplay meant I
got them fairly easily. Lots of lovely clues so it's hard to pick one,
but my vote for Clue Of the Day goes to ROLLS UP. About 1/2 minute over
average for me at about 7 minutes, so slightly on the tricky side, but
not too much so. Thanks Izetti for a great puzzle! How did you all get
on? [Edit: Well it would appear I underestimated how difficult others
would find this. But some great comments - thanks to all for sharing
their experiences. And, boy, did we learn some lessons today!
Commiserations to all who didn't manage to finish, but I hope the
discussion below helps make some of the tricks easier to spot next time]
( See the answers here... )
Update: Well that was interesting. A total of 45 comments, which I think is the most I've had for a Times for the Times blog posting.
Update: Well that was interesting. A total of 45 comments, which I think is the most I've had for a Times for the Times blog posting.
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