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It’s been three months of lockdown since we last blogged a Radian puzzle, so we looked forward to this……. … and we found it a little easier than we had expected, but no … Read more >>

Eccles fills the mid-week spot again this week – we’re in for some fun….. ….and we weren’t disappointed. We found this slightly trickier than most recent Eccles offerings, but none the less enjoyable. … Read more >>

Have we overslept by 24 hours? Phi on a Thursday? It’s been a strange week for us, with a hospital visit, a visit to the hairdresser for both of us and the first … Read more >>

It’s the end of another week and once again it’s Phi-Day. It’s always a pleasure to blog a Phi puzzle as even when you think you have finished you are still looking for … Read more >>

We solved the last Tyrus at the end of May which we said was ‘a pleasant solve’. We wish that we could have said the same again today. Our least favourite was 18ac … Read more >>

You never know who to expect on Tuesday ………   …. but we do expect a theme. We guessed it could be SYMPHONIES having noticed UNFINISHED and PASTORAL in the completed grid. We … Read more >>

Eccles again – we are more than pleased! As we always say, a fun Wednesday solve – just the job for the middle of yet another lockdown week ACROSS 1 Tenor joins composer for … Read more >>

We haven’t had the pleasure of blogging a Hob puzzle for over a year, so we really looked forward to this….   …..and we weren’t disappointed. We found the puzzle to be slightly … Read more >>

We are now in the 12th week of lockdown and are losing track of time. However, we have a Phi puzzle today so it must be Friday. Thanks Phi for keeping our brains … Read more >>

Having waited for over a year for the pleasure of blogging Vigo’s most recent puzzle, we’ve hit the jackpot again with today’s! As with the last Vigo, we found it to be a … Read more >>

A pleasant solve from Tyrus today. 1/10 took longer than it should have done to solve because we could not see where the ‘Q’ would go in 10ac. We hadn’t thought about IQ … Read more >>

Another fun Wednesday puzzle from Eccles. What can we say? All good clues, smooth surfaces, no unusual words. We did have to check 5ac as it was not a word we were totally familiar … Read more >>

An enjoyable puzzle from Knut today. However, there are a couple of clues we are concerned about. Judi who appears in 17ac is Judi Dench but she does not spell her name with … Read more >>

It’s back to Phi-day again this week after Hob’s tribute to ‘Let It Be’ last Friday. As usual with a Phi puzzle, it was a pleasure to solve, and on this occasion, not … Read more >>