4 September 2023 | Newsletters, September 2023
By Mark Taylor Within the grid highlight three solutions which make up most of a film title embodying the broad theme of the crossword, and two solutions which identify one of the film’s co-stars. ACROSS 1. Smoothes surface for parking on narrow streets (6) 5....
4 September 2023 | Newsletters, September 2023
By Mark Taylor Solutions: Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 film featuring John Candy as one of the co-stars. Solvers should have highlighted 1a, 19d and 12d; and then 22d and 7d. Across: 1 Planes. 5 Downcast. 9 Raindrop. 10 Runner. 11 Motorbicycle. 13 Funk....
10 July 2023 | July 2023, Newsletters
By Jane Fitzpatrick ACROSS 1 Unruffled, two coppers enter lab room, case in disarray (4, 2, 1, 8)9 Choose the French predicament (6)10 International body with a thought for Queen Victoria’s customary state (8)11 This veggie sounds all done (4)12 Perhaps no...
10 July 2023 | July 2023, Newsletters
By Jane Fitzpatrick ACROSS1 COOL AS A CUCUMBER 9 PICKLE 10 UNAMUSED 11 BEET 12 IN GOD’S CARE 14 FLOODLIT 16 UNTO 18 CAKE 19 EYESHADE 21 ADDS FUEL TO 22 OKRA 24 A DIM VIEW 26 see 3 down 27 CONFIGURATIONAL DOWN2 OLIVE 3d, 26a LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD 4 SPECIALS 5...
30 March 2023 | April 2023, Newsletters
By Mark Taylor The solutions to 5 and 4 down are the partly abridged title of a classic reference work for 5a and the original author of the work. The clues at 4 and 5 down are anagrams of the author and the title. ACROSS 1. Turf the chopped cabbage – it...
