Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

One of Eubank's rivals was known as one who always liked to turn the lights on (3, 4, 9)

[Duncan Gardner]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Ram the dark destroyer, refer for later use (4,6)

[Wyatt Earp]

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Mark thread "Soap character" (3,6)

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

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Frank Spencer, Dot Cotton, Mavis Riley - Claude Monet could do them all (13)

[Andy C]

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Impressionist in disguise carries out ops for government establishments (10)

[Hofzinser]

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Homily delivered from holy ministries out on the left (8)

[Wyatt Earp]

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Sinister nation and great nation! (6)

[Wyatt Earp]

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All well?

[Andy C]

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Yes, thank you. You?

[Wyatt Earp]

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Me? Absolutely lovely: in great nick.

[Wyatt Earp]

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My attempted lead isn't getting noticed.

[Andy C]

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It has been now.

[Andy C]

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Malign transvestite takes note (6)

[Andy C]

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A transvestite, yesterday.

[Andy C]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

OK, comrades?

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

A bit stuck to be honest.

[Andy C]

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-E---E

[Hofzinser]

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Worm from Ipanema to defame? (8)

[Wyatt Earp]

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Chopped nematode's sad diet. Lesson: it's best not to make a fuss (5,4,7,6)

[Andy C]

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Another stiff challenge on the follow-up-clue-setting front. I'll sleep on it.

[Duncan Gardner]

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Least said, soonest mended on WSC or Channel Four show (4)

[Andy C]

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Not leaping out at me.

[Hofzinser]

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Nor me.

Very good crossword by Brendan in todays Guardian, incidentally. He and Paul are, by some distance, my favourite setters. Their puzzles are always great fun to solve.

[Wyatt Earp]

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Paul's a bit Araucaria Lite, I think. If it's Paul I'm thinking of.

[Hofzinser]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

It probably is, yeah - they have similarish styles. I'm not a huge fan of Araucaria, to be honest. Well, I am a bit, but I don't find his puzzles and his clues to be as great as some do. Occasionally he'll come out with something really inspired but most of the time he won't, is my thoughts.

Paul, on the other hand, while quite Araucarian, is, for me, much more consistently witty, and his puzzles nearly always have at least one clue that makes me smile.

Brendan is a bit easier than either of them but his clueing is frequently ingenious, I reckon, and he has an enjoyable theme in pretty much every crossword he creates.