Grauniad prize
Oct. 4th, 2008 08:34 amFor those who like such things, I highly recommend today's Guardian Prize Crossword. It's top notch Araucaria and, of course, it's now free.
Today's crossword clues
Jul. 2nd, 2007 09:28 amThese two clues amused me today (again, it's possibly germane that the Guardian is involved)
1. Dubiously legal, if extraordinary, performance (9)
2. Town reportedly excluded a former dictator (8,5)
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1. Dubiously legal, if extraordinary, performance (9)
2. Town reportedly excluded a former dictator (8,5)
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Weirdest clue in quite a while
Jun. 14th, 2007 08:10 amFrom todays's Guardian cryptic
10,26 Mad myth's 'ere - at first reader is misled? (7,5,3,2,7)
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10,26 Mad myth's 'ere - at first reader is misled? (7,5,3,2,7)
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I wonder if anyone has ever been sued for libel over a crossword clue. Anyway, the following appears in today's Guardian cryptic.
14. Rival gets ammunition first - like Jeb Bush? (6,6)
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14. Rival gets ammunition first - like Jeb Bush? (6,6)
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The mother of all crossword clues
Mar. 4th, 2006 01:28 pmFrom today's Grauniad prize crossword:
"New rich don't let Ladybird help in Thailand with gin and it - good cocktail - new, possibly his memento" (if anyone 22 I'm de-11-ing 16 across) (11,4,4,1,2,5,2,4,4,4,3)
( the answers to the referenced clues )
I'll put the answer behind a cut in comments.
ETA: No I won't I can't get a cut to work in comments.
"New rich don't let Ladybird help in Thailand with gin and it - good cocktail - new, possibly his memento" (if anyone 22 I'm de-11-ing 16 across) (11,4,4,1,2,5,2,4,4,4,3)
( the answers to the referenced clues )
I'll put the answer behind a cut in comments.
ETA: No I won't I can't get a cut to work in comments.