and I had to rely on too many deep-cut names and phrases for comfort — the inevitable result of frantically trying the year prior to start and finish a Sunday-size crossword in a few hours.
Politics and football: Two forms of modern blood sport that I combined into one crossword. Six football-related phrases have been redefined in a political context. When I started building the puzzle, ...
Cryptic crossword solvers are accustomed to seeking out words in clues that might signal an anagram. In cryptic circles these ...
Eight familiar phrases have had some letters shifted to the end to turn them into wacky articles of clothing. The revealer that originally inspired this theme is at 65A: [Making an appearance ...