STAR{e} (look hard for) [missing English - e]. 'Stare meaning 'look hard' is fine but I'm having a problem equating it with 'look hard for'. Perhaps there's a context I haven't thought of? Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was rather more straightforward than average, with no unknowns and only one spelling issue (at 34dn). Certainly a great deal easier than the beast that was 1548, the last one I blogged. There seemed to be a lot of girls (Ena, Esther, Lucy, Susie) and quite a lot of extremely long single words clued with anagrams. What did you think? and to encourage those solvers who would like to have a go at the main puzzle but feel daunted by it. Enjoyable puzzle elsewhere that I was merrily biffing my way through before 15ac, and a bit of a pause at 18ac and 16d. 8.30ish for when I limply decided to throw in the towel, for what it’s worth. Poor show from me, good show from Alex, for which many thanks! Across

Hi everybody. Despite a good start this took me two minutes over average time, so I clearly had to think a bit. I didn’t know the Wyoming city and had to trust the wordplay, but have no other issues to report. My COD is 15a. I could imagine someone of that name procrastinating by doing this crossword and their reaction on reading that clue. Thanks Izetti! These cryptic crosswords are sure to keep you engaged for a long time and be your best partners in your solitary times. The clues are twisted and they make you think about a hundred possible options making your brain work at lightning speed. This exercise makes your brain sharper and enhances your memory power. STATUARY - remove the last letter from STATUS(standing) then A, RY(railway, pair of parallel lines) An isobar is a line on a weather map that joins points of equal atmospheric pressure, just as a contour line joins points of equal elevation on a land map.

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The Cryptic crosswords are published from Monday to Saturday and on the last day that is Saturday, there is a prize crossword. THORNDIKE– THORN [that you’d not want in your side] + {vetoe}D + IKE. Sybil, with whom in mind for the title role George Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan. You know what’s coming so you may want to skip my comments below. Don’t blame me if you find them depressing…. HEXAM– HE + reversed MAX. Appears in Our Mutual Friend, right in chapter 1, messing about in boats on the Thames The fact that Richard Rogan is a true crossword puzzle aficionado is also evident from the fact that he runs the

Soldier slang for marching/drilling. Surprisingly recent, the OED can’t find any usage before 1943. KITTEN - T(he)T(ig)E(rs), inside KIN (family). These "take certain letters but not necessarily alternately" clues seem to be on the increase.

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CARP– I think this is a double definition. I tried to convince myself that ‘grouse’ and ‘beef’ make this a triple, but they are basically the same meaning of ‘carp’, to complain. I don’t usually like Spooner clues, but this one was excellent. I’m sure Rev Spooner, who was an academic for 60 years thought he would be remembered for his works such as The Moral Philosophy Of Aristotle. registered users can also test their knowledge and solve The Times Daily Quiz or the interactive quiz Word RHONE - sounds like ROAN, which can describe the white and coloured patchy coat of horses, cows, and other animals. The Times offers new crossword puzzles every day, both online and in print. Different types of puzzles also

Word Fills in the correct word for the space or clue you’ve highlighted. If you use a Hint, you won’t get a ranking. GENOA — GEN (army officer), with briefly indicating that an abbreviation is used, followed by O (round) and A Mrs Random will probably snatch the family point from me later, as she is visiting her parents today.My heart sank when I saw “young salmon”, I thought of Milt, Roe, Fry, and Smolt, but apparently a PARR is “A young salmon between the stages of fry and smolt”. MYOPIA– PI (private investigator) in [unruly] ( Mayo)*. Short-sightedness. Did you think the definition was just problem. If so, Wurm might say “gotcha”.

BOTTLER– a bottler is an excellent fellow, or suchlike, Down Under; and an important job in a brandy factory SET UP - S(mall) E(nglish) + TUP, your ram. "Our Yorkshire Farm," Channel 5's most popular series ever, is my go-to source for tups, tegs, yows and all related farming vocabulary. If you haven't watched it you have a real treat in store.

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OESOPHAGUS– [riotous] ( House as GOP)*. The house will be the American House of Representative… GOP is Grand Old Party, a name for the Republican party. Food delivery route – ho ho. Anagram [desperately] of LONGED. SOED: golden - of a time or epoch: characterized by great prosperity and happiness; flourishing. FREE WILL - a reference to a 1993 film, Free Willy, about an orca in an amusement park. Not seen it,but I vaguely remembered the title. Pleasingly, the orca that played Willy was in fact rehabilitated and returned to the wild, as a direct result of the film. PRANCER - RAN + C(old) inside PER (for each, every). Prancer supposedly being one of Santa's reindeer.