0000003855 00000 n Looking at 3d from the US I thought the answer was linked somehow to the much quoted Boris J. comment about Brexit meaning more knickers would be sold in Cyprus. Guardian cryptic crosswordNo 27,981 set by Pan Solution No. a place) is the definition, and the whole clue is wordplay.

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0000031328 00000 n 0000012477 00000 n Thank you Bridgesong, that does clear it up for me, and a new rule wot I’ve learnt too, golly. 0000019691 00000 n I found this really hard – harder than Saturday’s Prize, in fact. An envelope (‘admitted to’) of L (‘large’) plus COM (‘committee’) in WEE (‘small’). (I thought it might be A.M. reversed, with “P.M. Its not just that we have become accustomed to a cruise on Mondays but also that we don’t expect this complexity from Pan. 0000035980 00000 n Thanks to setter and parser. By Thursday I decided I couldn’t wait and for the first time in my life entered the crossers in a word search site and up came CYPRUS. Having said that, I did have parsing problems with one clue – CYPRUS. Was I the only one who got Oxenford, archaic name for Oxford? There used to be an archive where you could research but it seems to have disappeared from the site. 0000014909 00000 n 0000019721 00000 n 0000012498 00000 n Maybe he’s getting his celebration out of the way early, or the editor miscounted…. 6 0 obj <> endobj xref 6 50 0000000016 00000 n This was all over in 35 minutes EXCEPT 2 and 19dn. An exceptionally useful resource!

Very enjoyable with some nice surfaces. Work your way through 20 years of archived challenges - and enjoy new ones added every day. I suspect you’re right, and either I’ve miscounted or one’s been missed somewhere along the line.

You can skip to the end and leave a response. 0000017536 00000 n I liked THANK YOU, LINKS and ORACLE. Bridgesong @15 – is that an intended nina in row 9 do you think? Just thought, row nine could go with 4dn: Considering how that’s stuck in my mind, I felt I should have spotted the pun much sooner. 0000015262 00000 n

Pan asks from us rather more in parsing, vocabulary and general knowledge than we are used to of a Monday, but the result is none the worse for that. And is MUS a recognized abbreviation for MUSEUM? Otherwise yes, plain sailing, although again the tin ear a bit slow to get chro/brag. As you might see below are all the today’s Crossword Daily Puzzle questions.

An envelope (‘into’) of W (‘women’) in SATCHE[l]S (‘bags’) minus the L (‘wanting large’). The Guardian - Back to home. [email protected], Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus.

Cancel Report This Post. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I was most surprised to be able to fill in about half of a Guardian Prize crossword, so I must be doing something right. In this case of course, the word could, with equal validity, have been split into ANT and ELOPE. It’s ok. 0000007802 00000 n Your email address will not be published. This is an extremely popular crossword puzzle in which for sure you will pass some great time and also keep your brain sharp with all the interesting crossword clues

Anyway, enjoyed some of it, a lot more GK than I expected which floored me in some segments. The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27981.

That stuffed three across clues for quite some time. 0000006657 00000 n Thank you Pan and Peter. Inquisitor 1665: Seize Them All by eXternal, Enigmatic Variations No. I too had trouble spotting the well hidden VERANDA but getting both the DALMATIANS and SOLITUDE solutions helped get me going. 27,981 enemy, expending minimal energy (4,3) 3 A dormant drunk in a disorderly state (2,6) 5 Enthusiastic about the French and their country DonnyBoy @ 17: it’s tempting to think so, but what does the M mean, do you suppose? and is filed under Guardian. As a relative beginner I agree with muffin – I have only 3 left on the prize but gave up on this half done. An enjoyable puzzle – thanks all. Find below all The Guardian Cryptic Crossword 27981 Answers. Enjoyed the puzzle, especially Shaping Trees.

“Thank you” said Timon on reading the clue: and it proved to be correct. I enjoyed the Dalmatians and the rest — had trouble with ANTELOPE, though. 0000034699 00000 n %PDF-1.4 %����

0000032126 00000 n 0000038283 00000 n I would not include “knickers here” in the definition, because it is clearly wordplay. A charade of FIER, an anagram (‘damaged’) of ‘fire’ plus CE (‘church’). 0000020043 00000 n A charade of COMEA, an anagram (‘carved’) of ‘cameo’ plus CROSS (‘crucifix’). Recently, there seem to be more violations of this “rule” than conformity. Never heard of SACERDOTAL so that’s a tilt. Please click 'Accept' to close this notification.

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