Crosswords: easy and difficult
May. 28th, 2013 06:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylPerhaps it's consequence of the bank holiday, but I found both yesterday's and today's cryptic crosswords enjoyably straightforward. Which is in total contrast to this week's quiptic, set by Nutmeg, which I found considerably and enjoyably tough...
ETA: I'd expected Paul's puzzle on Wednesday to break my run, but it was actually well within my reach. There were a couple of nasties, including "Spiced drink, say, drunk by setter, not going down (5)" which I managed to solve despite having no idea what a negus was until afterwards, and some fantastic puns: "Reproduce artist, say, for the royal issue (8,4)" for Princess Anne!
ETA: I'd expected Paul's puzzle on Wednesday to break my run, but it was actually well within my reach. There were a couple of nasties, including "Spiced drink, say, drunk by setter, not going down (5)" which I managed to solve despite having no idea what a negus was until afterwards, and some fantastic puns: "Reproduce artist, say, for the royal issue (8,4)" for Princess Anne!
