The National Union of Railwaymen ceased to exist from 1990. Setters cling onto their old abbreviations long after the Union has been merged, or renamed. You’ll also see NUT (renamed in 2017) for “teachers”. first published in British newspapers in the 1920s and therefore counts as an invention from Great Britain. Odd word, you may have heard of Metatarsal, from the Tarsus, bones in the foot. This is its plural. And St Paul came from Tarsus in Turkey. APHORISM– O (old) R (Rex; king) in [horrible] ( mishap)*. Not the meaning of saw you might think of at first.

You know what’s coming so you may want to skip my comments below. Don’t blame me if you find them depressing…. This is a rare one where the H is dropped from the middle of the word. I had ARMLESS, which is a valid word according to the OED, and means “Without weapons”, I guess on reflection that Harmless doesn’t quite mean “suffering no hurt”, but putting this in caused much grief in this corner. connected words. Today, he puts that love of puzzles into The Times Crossword, where he publishes his own

Times crossword answers - The everyday puzzle help

CONFETTI - Another CD, A eference to the littering that often takes place as the happy couple emerge from the church, or registry office. The Times offers new crossword puzzles every day, both online and in print. Different types of puzzles also Another SCC appearance, soon I think I might need a regular membership. Can’t keep signing the book as a Guest. BOTTLER– a bottler is an excellent fellow, or suchlike, Down Under; and an important job in a brandy factory

The Prize Jumbo Cryptic Crossword is like the daily crossword but bigger and better. The crossword grid used for Saturday is 23×23 and the players have a chance to play their favorite crossword for a much longer time.

Current Times Crossword Setters

Definitions underlined in bold italics, ( Abc)* indicating anagram of Abc, deletions and [] other indicators. Across I found Peridot’s first puzzle to be approachable, taking 13 minutes. I was slightly slow at first, getting used to his / her style, but accelerated through with few difficulties. Welcome to the team Peridot, and I hope to see you again soon. EXCHANGE– Double definition. Since farthings and threepenny bits are no longer legal tender, they are now ex-change. TRIFID—T[-imes] R[-eview] + IF, “provided” + ID, “papers”; Merriam-Webster: Latin trifidus split into three, from tri- + findere to split …Looked to me like a noun, but lo, it is an adjective.

COLD SORE– COLD (insensitive), EROS (Greek god of love often represented as a boy; lover boy) [raised] -> SORE. I use the standard TfTT conventions like underlining the definition, CD for cryptic definition, DD for a double one, *(anargam) and so forth. Nho = "not heard of" and in case of need the Glossary is always handy GENOA — GEN (army officer), with briefly indicating that an abbreviation is used, followed by O (round) and A 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”.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.