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So the answer must "ASTRODYNAMIC+S"
Thus:
10 down: Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
ASTRODYNAMICS
Thus:
10 down: Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
ASTRODYNAMICS
December 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
So the answer must "ASTRODYNAMIC+S"
Thus:
10 down: Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
ASTRODYNAMICS
Thus:
10 down: Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
ASTRODYNAMICS
And today's answer was . . . was . . .
Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
ASTRODYNAMICS
As I shall explain . . .
Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
ASTRODYNAMICS
As I shall explain . . .
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
And today's answer was . . . was . . .
Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
ASTRODYNAMICS
As I shall explain . . .
Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
ASTRODYNAMICS
As I shall explain . . .
More crossword! More! More!
And today's clue is a heartening 10 down:
Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
The second letter is "S" and the 6th is "D"
And today's clue is a heartening 10 down:
Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
The second letter is "S" and the 6th is "D"
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
More crossword! More! More!
And today's clue is a heartening 10 down:
Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
The second letter is "S" and the 6th is "D"
And today's clue is a heartening 10 down:
Something to read for romantic days out at the seaside (13)
The second letter is "S" and the 6th is "D"
And so we solve the latest clue:
9 ac. Dick created work of late cubist (4)
UBIK
9 ac. Dick created work of late cubist (4)
UBIK
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
And so we solve the latest clue:
9 ac. Dick created work of late cubist (4)
UBIK
9 ac. Dick created work of late cubist (4)
UBIK
And I have the answer to today's clue in the ever crossword:
9 across: Dick created work of late cubist (4)
UBIK
(explanation follows . . .)
9 across: Dick created work of late cubist (4)
UBIK
(explanation follows . . .)
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
And I have the answer to today's clue in the ever crossword:
9 across: Dick created work of late cubist (4)
UBIK
(explanation follows . . .)
9 across: Dick created work of late cubist (4)
UBIK
(explanation follows . . .)
Today's crossword clue barges rudely into the room and falls over a heap of angry cat, and lies there swearing and-
9 Across: Dick created work of late cubist (4)
To which the second letter is "B"
9 Across: Dick created work of late cubist (4)
To which the second letter is "B"
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today's crossword clue barges rudely into the room and falls over a heap of angry cat, and lies there swearing and-
9 Across: Dick created work of late cubist (4)
To which the second letter is "B"
9 Across: Dick created work of late cubist (4)
To which the second letter is "B"
And what OBATO encloses is the word "LIG", which is a slang word meaning to idle or freeload. Hoping, in our sense, to park yourself on somebody for free.
Thus:
OB - LIG - ATO
Play this with a boot going round hoping for Free Parking (8)
Thus:
OB - LIG - ATO
Play this with a boot going round hoping for Free Parking (8)
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
And what OBATO encloses is the word "LIG", which is a slang word meaning to idle or freeload. Hoping, in our sense, to park yourself on somebody for free.
Thus:
OB - LIG - ATO
Play this with a boot going round hoping for Free Parking (8)
Thus:
OB - LIG - ATO
Play this with a boot going round hoping for Free Parking (8)
Now to business. The crossword leaps on abound, and so to news of 6 down:
6 dn: Play this with a boot going round hoping for Free Parking (8)
_ _ _ I _ _ _ O
6 dn: Play this with a boot going round hoping for Free Parking (8)
_ _ _ I _ _ _ O
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Now to business. The crossword leaps on abound, and so to news of 6 down:
6 dn: Play this with a boot going round hoping for Free Parking (8)
_ _ _ I _ _ _ O
6 dn: Play this with a boot going round hoping for Free Parking (8)
_ _ _ I _ _ _ O
Thus it is:
16 across:
What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit (4,7,2,2)
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
16 across:
What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit (4,7,2,2)
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thus it is:
16 across:
What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit (4,7,2,2)
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
16 across:
What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit (4,7,2,2)
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
Crossword!
And the answer to 16 across was:
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
"What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit"
And the answer to 16 across was:
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
"What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit"
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Crossword!
And the answer to 16 across was:
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
"What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit"
And the answer to 16 across was:
LOOK FORWARD TO IT
"What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit"
And plunging ever deeper into the crossword, we now come to an emphatic 16 across:
16 ac. What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit (4,7,2,2)
16 ac. What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit (4,7,2,2)
December 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
And plunging ever deeper into the crossword, we now come to an emphatic 16 across:
16 ac. What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit (4,7,2,2)
16 ac. What to do with a future promising care order without child benefit (4,7,2,2)
ORGANDIE:
"one piped" is ORGAN
"one on board being thrown" is a DIE, the singular of dice, as are thrown on a board game
And "something to wear" is the dress fabric ORGANDIE.
Thus:
17 dn: One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
ORGANDIE
"one piped" is ORGAN
"one on board being thrown" is a DIE, the singular of dice, as are thrown on a board game
And "something to wear" is the dress fabric ORGANDIE.
Thus:
17 dn: One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
ORGANDIE
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ORGANDIE:
"one piped" is ORGAN
"one on board being thrown" is a DIE, the singular of dice, as are thrown on a board game
And "something to wear" is the dress fabric ORGANDIE.
Thus:
17 dn: One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
ORGANDIE
"one piped" is ORGAN
"one on board being thrown" is a DIE, the singular of dice, as are thrown on a board game
And "something to wear" is the dress fabric ORGANDIE.
Thus:
17 dn: One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
ORGANDIE
Answers!
Today's crossword clue was 17 down: "One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
And the answer was O R G A N D I E
(explanation follows) . . .
Today's crossword clue was 17 down: "One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
And the answer was O R G A N D I E
(explanation follows) . . .
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Answers!
Today's crossword clue was 17 down: "One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
And the answer was O R G A N D I E
(explanation follows) . . .
Today's crossword clue was 17 down: "One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
And the answer was O R G A N D I E
(explanation follows) . . .
Nevertheless, there is another crossword clue, and today is a fervent 17 down:
One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Nevertheless, there is another crossword clue, and today is a fervent 17 down:
One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
One piped one on board being thrown something to wear (8)
And finally, "sex scenes" gives the whole answer: ORGIES
So altogether:
"Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)"
ORGIES
So altogether:
"Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)"
ORGIES
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
And finally, "sex scenes" gives the whole answer: ORGIES
So altogether:
"Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)"
ORGIES
So altogether:
"Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)"
ORGIES
Quickly check there's no one watching . . .
Today's crossword clue was 18 across:
Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)
O _ _ _ E _
And the answer was, of course, O R G I E S
(explanation follows . . .)
Today's crossword clue was 18 across:
Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)
O _ _ _ E _
And the answer was, of course, O R G I E S
(explanation follows . . .)
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Quickly check there's no one watching . . .
Today's crossword clue was 18 across:
Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)
O _ _ _ E _
And the answer was, of course, O R G I E S
(explanation follows . . .)
Today's crossword clue was 18 across:
Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)
O _ _ _ E _
And the answer was, of course, O R G I E S
(explanation follows . . .)
Where were we? Ah yes. Today's crossword clue is a much more generous 18 across:
Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)
And two letters to help:
O _ _ _ E _
Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)
And two letters to help:
O _ _ _ E _
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Where were we? Ah yes. Today's crossword clue is a much more generous 18 across:
Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)
And two letters to help:
O _ _ _ E _
Stage hand gets a break playing deleted sex scenes (6)
And two letters to help:
O _ _ _ E _
Thus:
11 ac. Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E
11 ac. Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thus:
11 ac. Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E
11 ac. Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E
And the answer is . . .
C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E
C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
And the answer is . . .
C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E
C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E
That having been said, it is now time to reveal the answer to today's crossword clue. Yes. An earlier clue that we can try again since we've acquired more letters to help:
11 across: Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C _ R _ A _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
11 across: Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C _ R _ A _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
That having been said, it is now time to reveal the answer to today's crossword clue. Yes. An earlier clue that we can try again since we've acquired more letters to help:
11 across: Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C _ R _ A _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
11 across: Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C _ R _ A _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
Right. Crossword. We've got a few more letters, so we're going back to 11 across:
11 ac. Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C _ R _ A _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
And I'll give the answer later on.
11 ac. Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C _ R _ A _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
And I'll give the answer later on.
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Right. Crossword. We've got a few more letters, so we're going back to 11 across:
11 ac. Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C _ R _ A _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
And I'll give the answer later on.
11 ac. Rolls pitch, maybe, with pre-match booking in goal area (15)
C _ R _ A _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
And I'll give the answer later on.
So, an anagram of the words "the, piano, a, fond" is "On pain of death"
And then "farewell" means "death", and "in store" means in prospect, threatened etc. So:
"Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,4,2,5)
ON PAIN OF DEATH
And then "farewell" means "death", and "in store" means in prospect, threatened etc. So:
"Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,4,2,5)
ON PAIN OF DEATH
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
So, an anagram of the words "the, piano, a, fond" is "On pain of death"
And then "farewell" means "death", and "in store" means in prospect, threatened etc. So:
"Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,4,2,5)
ON PAIN OF DEATH
And then "farewell" means "death", and "in store" means in prospect, threatened etc. So:
"Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,4,2,5)
ON PAIN OF DEATH
As to the crossword puzzle. Yes, I know. Today's clue was a burnished 3 down:
Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,4,2,5), with two letters to help
_ N / _ _ _ N / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
And the answer was . . .
ON PAIN OF DEATH
(explanation follows)
Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,4,2,5), with two letters to help
_ N / _ _ _ N / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
And the answer was . . .
ON PAIN OF DEATH
(explanation follows)
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
As to the crossword puzzle. Yes, I know. Today's clue was a burnished 3 down:
Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,4,2,5), with two letters to help
_ N / _ _ _ N / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
And the answer was . . .
ON PAIN OF DEATH
(explanation follows)
Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,4,2,5), with two letters to help
_ N / _ _ _ N / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
And the answer was . . .
ON PAIN OF DEATH
(explanation follows)
Quick, before the morning escapes us.
Today's crossword clue is a pert 3 down:
Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,3,2,5)
_ N / _ _ _ N / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Today's crossword clue is a pert 3 down:
Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,3,2,5)
_ N / _ _ _ N / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Quick, before the morning escapes us.
Today's crossword clue is a pert 3 down:
Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,3,2,5)
_ N / _ _ _ N / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Today's crossword clue is a pert 3 down:
Play the piano with a fond farewell in store (2,3,2,5)
_ N / _ _ _ N / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
So, untangling all the twists and turns of that rather complicated clue finally resolves
One involved in late shift for love of sex under cover, of course (3,6)
ART THEORY
One involved in late shift for love of sex under cover, of course (3,6)
ART THEORY
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
So, untangling all the twists and turns of that rather complicated clue finally resolves
One involved in late shift for love of sex under cover, of course (3,6)
ART THEORY
One involved in late shift for love of sex under cover, of course (3,6)
ART THEORY