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Phi-day again and another great puzzle to end the week.   We can’t help feeling that there must be something going on here, but we can’t see it. Can anyone out there find … Read more >>

We haven’t blogged a Klingsor for a while, but we always enjoy his puzzles – this was no exception.   We can’t see a theme or a nina, but that doesn’t mean there … Read more >>

Once again, we have to apologise to Serpent for another Bertandjoyce blog. We are certainly not complaining – hopefully Serpent won’t either.     Our LOI was CARGO CULT which we had not … Read more >>

By some freak circumstance, we’ve had the pleasure of blogging Eccles’ last three puzzles. This one was up there with the others – all good fun – we particularly liked 26ac.   Hoskins’ puzzle … Read more >>

Great fun from Serpent today who had us wrapped up in his devious coils quite a few times during the solve. We blogged three Serpent puzzles in a row in December and January … Read more >>

Phi day again! As usual, we enjoyed this Phi offering – in the middle of the range of difficulty we have come to expect from our Friday setter. There was only one word we … Read more >>

A great work-out from Crosophile today.       It was only when we wrote up the blog that we realised there is a theme here (although we do expect one in a … Read more >>

This is Dutch’s 5th Indy puzzle and the first we’ve had the pleasure of blogging.   We found this perhaps slightly easier than we expected for a Saturday puzzle, but a very enjoyable … Read more >>

We had the pleasure of blogging Eccles’ most recent Indy puzzle last month, and here he is again!   All good fun – nothing too tricky, lovely surfaces, and some ingenious definitions. Our … Read more >>

We haven’t seen Scorpion in the Indy since last October – this was a welcome return.   Scorpion has kept up his reputation for enjoyable but tricky themed puzzles with 11 (or possibly … Read more >>

Another end to the week and another Phi to solve. However, we still have some of this week’s Indy puzzles yet to solve as the Inquisitor crossword in the i newspaper last Saturday … Read more >>

A  tour de force offering from Hob today which really had our brain cells in overdrive.   A number of the clues had really good surfaces – 3d deserves a mention but 27 … Read more >>

A fun mid-week work-out with Eccles this week.   There seems to be a lot of dumping going on here, although we don’t really think this is a theme as such – is … Read more >>

Another pleasing puzzle today from Old Snake Hips (as Hoskins calls Serpent). We’ve blogged the last two Serpent offerings so he may be getting a bit fed up with us. However, we are … Read more >>

A really good challenge from Tees today.   All very sound clues – we particularly liked 17ac and 29ac for their neat surfaces. Across 9   21’s 23 for 14 animal’s resting-place? (3,6) … Read more >>