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8 puzzles by John Ewbank
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John Ewbank

John Ewbank is a scientific writer based near Manchester in the UK. He got into writing cryptic crosswords whilst studying at the University of Warwick, and now regularly sets cryptics for The Times of London. John began dabbling in American crosswords during one of the many UK lockdowns, though he needed plenty of guidance from Jeff Chen to get the hang of it!

6 daily crosswords by John Ewbank

Sun 7/21/2024 In My Defense ...
LOADSUPITISNTGABON
IZZATSODANUBEROTINI
NOTRUESCOTSMANUPTOIT
KNEEREOTEESBRUNO
SECCIRCULARREASONING
PHDONOSUMOECRU
SPREEPOWPOUTMII
CHERRYPICKINGSTIPEND
ROAMARCSEETINGE
ATMSHIEDCARSITE
POSTHOCERGOPROPTERHOC
ROOKEONYHEAREKE
SPLATGASMALGRAD
TOEPADSSLIPPERYSLOPE
OPTTUTSNAETUNIS
MUSHLAPSTSAMAG
APPEALTOAUTHORITYETS
BALSAITRYANDSLAT
MORDORLOGICALFALLACY
ROTUNDERENOWUNEATEN
SKYPERIDGESNAIVETE

John Ewbank is a scientific writer based in Macclesfield, England.

This is the rare example of a puzzle where writing the theme clues took a similar amount of time to making the grid. John would like to put it on record that people who don't like this puzzle smell bad (AD HOMINEM) and want to dumb down the crossword to the point where a 5-year-old could solve it (STRAW MAN).

Mon 7/24/2023
FIGSOCIALGNU
ONOOROMEODOES
CATTLECARSIOWA
ANTILOLLADS
LEAPSALTCELLAR
JOEIOUSOLE
UNDAYSNOBISEE
SCARLETLETTERS
EARSPIESHARTE
RANPILLGEL
STEERCLEARICON
IDLECSICAPO
STEMARTCLASSES
ALSOCAROLSARE
METEMOTESSAD
Fri 6/2/2023
PLODSREPSIFS
TIMETRAVELSNIP
SPACEOPERAETNA
DONKEYRIMCHAR
PANELSTALK
ACHILLESPISTON
GUIDEATLASCFO
UPTOATBAYDAFT
ABSBLOATGOSEE
FEISTYSTARTERS
RANTSDEERE
ERGOSACDERIVE
SELLPIANOTUNER
CREEARMOREDCAR
ASSNYPDDEALS
Sun 4/9/2023 If the Clue Fits ...
FRETSAWMARIAARDENT
ROMAINESECONDQUASAR
ABIRDINTHEHANDUNLIKE
NERDTWITDELTAAGEE
ISADORAGREATMINDS
PESTLEETNABIEL
IANALASOMENCHASMS
SPEAKOFTHEDEVILMEAL
HARLEYAUXELONACNE
GTOSIRIUSFABRIP
IFYOUCANTSTANDTHEHEAT
PECTOMTAMERSLOT
ADZEBOBSBAECLOMPS
STAXALLTHATGLITTERS
SORTEDTROUSAVENON
ELIABRIMSENDUP
WHENINROMEWYNETTE
HELDETHOSAGERFLUE
ENLISTYOUKNOWTHEREST
ARENOTERRANDAERATES
TINGLESEEYAGREGORY

John Ewbank is a British science writer from Macclesfield, near Manchester. He regularly composes cryptic crosswords for The Times of London, but lately has been trying American-style crosswords.

This is his third for us. The theme is examples of anapodoton (an-uh-POH-duh-tahn), a rhetorical device you probably use yourself but never knew there was a name for. Well, now you'll know.

Mon 3/21/2022
RICCIRIDEBLOT
AMOURACERAIDE
RAMBOTEAGARDEN
EXPANDEDROLE
MADESPN
PICKINGNITSEON
IMEANETSSPCA
KHLOEKARDASHIAN
EELSPHDPETRA
SROCHISELEDABS
ESTOSAC
BACKUPSINGER
INBOXZEROAORTA
DARNAMISLSATS
OBOEROSAKEYUP
Thu 12/30/2021
ROTIGRADEATHA
AHABREPEALHAD
BYTEADULTTEETH
BEATSMEOARED
IAMIMACOSCAR
THIRTYROCKHVAC
YESEOSEDU
APSESXXXSANER
SETWIIDIP
HEADKISSESBUTT
PYROSTICSNRA
OHWOWGAYICON
BOOZEHOUNDNOUN
ILKTIPTOENOPE
TEEOTTERSSLED

2 Variety puzzles by John Ewbank

Sun 11/26/2023
APPLAUSEBATMAN
NEMTAHB
AIRMILESSPECS
RDGESHO
CHIPOTLEOTOOLE
HESDOBV
IAMBGROUNDBEEF
SAUNIR
TAILORMADETREE
CDEENEE
FRIENDARKANSAS
OAHWTPT
BUGLEREFINERY
ALAAOCL
ATTENDBRUNETTE
Sun 9/4/2022
KISSANDMAKEUP
AAMRMPI
STEMEGOMANIAC
EBRUSC
SWEARINGSHERPA
ICHNO
ANTIMATTERTICK
SNNEEK
GLADOUTOFORDER
EUOUT
STREAMPASTRAMI
TOSEEO
ANIMATIONHUNT
RMNDIAE
CHESAPEAKEBAY
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