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It’s been a while since I blogged a Raich puzzle on a Sunday, so this was a pleasant surprise. And a very pleasant puzzle it was too. It looks as though we have … Read more >>

I mentioned a few months ago that I was very impressed by Commoner’s style, and this puzzle hasn’t done anything to make me change that view! Excellent clueing again throughout with some nice, … Read more >>

Another Sunday, another Kairos puzzle for me. This one was considerably harder than the last, with a number of words that were new to me and some tricky wordplay for some of the … Read more >>

Once again this was very enjoyable stuff from Kairos, who seems to be becoming a bit of a Sunday regular. Some very tight clueing here with one or two laughs along the way … Read more >>

I’ve not blogged a themed Sunday puzzle for a while, so this was a nice surprise. Despite solving 1A immediately though, it took me a while to cotton on to the references to … Read more >>

Enjoyable stuff as we’ve come to expect from Kairos. Nothing too difficult, but absolutely no complaints either, with every clue very well constructed. Across 1 CO-STARRED – (Ringo) STARR in CO-ED 6 SUMAC … Read more >>

From a quick search of the site, this appears to be Commoner’s 3rd Indy puzzle, and certainly the first one I have solved. On this form, I can only assume that he/she must … Read more >>

I haven’t blogged a Raich puzzle for a while, but always good to see him popping up on a Sunday. I liked this one a lot. Some tougher words took a while to … Read more >>

I seem to be landing quite a few Kairos puzzles on Sundays, but no problem with that. This was one was just as enjoyable as the others. A good range of clues on … Read more >>

A nice challenge from Nitsy, which took me a couple of sittings to finish. No queries with any of the answers though which is always a good sign. And special plaudits for the … Read more >>

My second outing with an Alechemi puzzle, but this was just as good as the first. I raced through this one pretty quickly, but that was largely due to the neat clueing which … Read more >>

My first Donk puzzle and I have to say this was both excellent and very tough! There are some brilliant clues here – far too many for such a new setter! – but … Read more >>

So, a new setter (I think!). Not sure if Kairos goes by another name elsewhere, but either way, this was a cracking Indy debut. I got a couple of quick anagrams here and … Read more >>

A nice way to round off the blogging year with a bit of Raich. Lots to admire here, with 14D my pick of the bunch. Across 1 SAGE – [-d(iamonds)]EGAS rev. 3 ACTIVIST … Read more >>

A reasonably gentle but very enjoyable offering from Hypnos with plenty of clue types on show and some nicely clued proper names. Favourite clue was 17A, which I only worked out as I … Read more >>