I got sent this clue from the Telegraph …

Sep 20
Posted by Julia Filed in Cryptic crosswords, Favourite clues

… and despite my lack of respect for the Telegraph crossword this clue has been brought to my attention (thank you, Trevor!): See odd perennials sprouting (5,3,5). At first glance it looks like an anagram, but how could ’see’ be 5,3,5? I am used to ’see’ indicating ‘lo’ and anything to do with vision, but the clue is beautifully misleading. It’s A see. And my ecclesiastical knowledge is limited so I had to look it up: and Rippon and Leeds IS a holy see!Well done, that Telegraph setter!

Suggest you move to the Guardian …

A good one by Araucaria …

Jan 18
Posted by Julia Filed in Cryptic crosswords, Favourite clues

… but one that made us feel uneasy:

Creator of romance in politics (7)

Starting off with a few …

Jan 17
Posted by Julia Filed in Cryptic crosswords, Favourite clues

I have no idea how I managed this one:

Onu (10,14)
(diminished responsibility)

Not a moral man, unfit for public office (6,6)
(Norman Lamont)