“Nitride”, a decent challenge.
A very satisfying puzzle.
Thank goodness for these puzzles. It is so satisfying to be challenged to unlock the recesses of the mind and rediscover there certain terms that are only vaguely familiar, yet somehow known and ready to surface. “Honest broker” is an example of this for me; it isn’t in my active vocabulary, yet is somehow subtly present. On a hot day, it is pleasant to take refuge from the force of the sun with a mug of tea and a few lexical challenges. I hadn’t heard of a “corncob”, a type of pipe, but worked it out and found it a charming discovery, I enjoyed this puzzle far more than yesterday’s. LJ
“Djibouti”. I didn’t get this, or “mild”, nor do I fully understand “editing”, though it was obviously the solution. All in all, a poor puzzle by comparison with most, notwithstanding my own shortcomings.
Turkey
A satisfying challenge
Smoothly executed, but I was left nauseous by the notion of a “teach in”
A pleasant Sunday’s occupation
Completed swiftly and smoothly
Swan up, persona non grata …
From quite which recess of the mind I recalled “helpmeet” eludes me, but I found it in the end. “Espalier” then fell into place. A pleasant puzzle. “Antitrade”…
Astarte
“Poplin”
Pleasant and straightforward, good for morale on a Monday morning
Perseverance paid off. Tricky.
Very enjoyable, after a slow start.
A pleasant puzzle
Tadpole
This looked fiendish at first glance, then, suddenly, it wasn’t.
A smooth experience (a torus resembles a doughnut) …
“Shoehorn” took a few minutes…
This one took a while, but was perfectly fair
Done in the sun!
Done in the sun!
A fair challenge
A decent challenge
Worth persevering with
Easter Monday
Far more enjoyable than Thursday’s nightmare
All done swiftly
Enjoyable!
A decent challenge
Straightforward
Relatively straightforward
All but three. Frustrating!
Beri beri …
“Fanzine” took a little while.
Sign off …
“Meataxes”, an irritating clue.
Smoothly executed
“Barnacle” took ages! Otherwise fine.
Swiftly completed
Swiftly done, apart from “acetate”, which was in fact easy.
Mostly straightforward, bar one or two. Pleasing, on the whole.
Minus one
Quite satisfying
Pleasing
Ambler Schmambler
Smooth enough
Circlet. Impatience (-1)!
Lyndon @ Adonis Blue 
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