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Another week goes by – we cannot believe how quickly it’s Friday again and we have another Phi puzzle to solve.   We made steady progress with this one until we were left … Read more >>

This our first blog of a Maize puzzle, and we hope it won’t be our last!   We really enjoyed this – some original clueing and ‘interesting’ definitions, with a few relatively easy … Read more >>

A Saturday Nimrod – enough to send a shiver up your spine!   As expected there are a couple which we need some help with. We were struggling towards the end and as … Read more >>

Hypnos occupies the mid-week slot this week – he’s been setting for the Indy for almost 10 years now, but mainly on Sundays – this is only our 2nd blog of one of … Read more >>

It’s very rare that we don’t enjoy a Phi-day puzzle at the end of the week and this was no exception.   We are convinced that there must be a theme as there … Read more >>

This is Quaiteaux’ 2nd puzzle this year, a welcome return after a gap of eighteen months or so from her previous offerings.   We think Quaiteaux must be from the same era as … Read more >>

This is the first Gila puzzle we have blogged, although we have enjoyed all the previous offerings, including the Inquisitors. This was an interesting puzzle, but we have a couple of queries on … Read more >>

This turned out to be an easier solve than we had expected, given Anax’s reputation, and the fact that it’s a Saturday puzzle. We were however held up by a few unusual words … Read more >>

This is Anglio’s 9th Indy puzzle and the fourth of his that we’ve blogged.   As with his previous offerings, there are excellent surfaces, crafty definitions and plenty of misdirections. The grid was … Read more >>

Another week is almost over and once again we have a Phi-day to celebrate it.   Regulars will be aware that Phi often has themes (sometimes hidden) within his puzzles, but as usual … Read more >>

This the 4th Hoskins we’ve blogged since he made his first appearance in the Indy nearly two years ago – and he’s still managing to include his trademark slightly risqué subjects in the … Read more >>

Dac’s back in his Wednesday slot again this week.     We found this a little trickier than your average Dac, but it eventually all fell into place, aided by the expected excellent … Read more >>

It’s Wiglaf’s turn in the Thursday slot this week and it’s six months since we last blogged one of his puzzles.   We found this one as tricky as his previous offerings, but … Read more >>

It’s Phi-day again!   We have to say that, as a solve, we found this rather ‘vanilla’ – not unenjoyable, but not really very challenging. Phi’s choice of entries for the four-letter words … Read more >>