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Phi-day again, and the usual well-crafted puzzle.     We always look for a theme or nina in Phi’s puzzles, but initially we couldn’t see either in this one. However, Phi is playing … Read more >>

As soon as we saw that it was Scorpion today, we thought there might be a hidden theme.   When we started looking at the clues, it was clear that there was a … Read more >>

It’s a Donk –  at long last! Checking through our posts, it’s over a year since we had the pleasure of blogging a Donk. When we were away in February we missed Donk’s puzzle … Read more >>

Another excellent puzzle from Dac. What more can we say that hasn’t already been said?   The puzzle features two brilliantly portrayed fictional characters from a few years ago – the memories came … Read more >>

An intriguing puzzle from Hob today.     It was only when writing up the blog that we realised there was a theme…. But the thematic references are in the clues, not the … Read more >>

Well, it’s not Phiday this week!! But it is a 200th anniversary which Alchemi is celebrating in this puzzle. We haven’t blogged an Alchemi before, and this was a good themed challenge, although … Read more >>

Crosophile appears once a month but doesn’t have a regular slot in the week, unlike other some other compilers. His last puzzle which we also blogged, seemed to divide opinion but we don’t … Read more >>

After Dac’s impressive April 1st puzzle last week, it’s back to the smooth surfaces and straightforward clueing we have come to expect on a Wednesday. If you completed last week’s Dac and only looked … Read more >>

We started off very quickly with both of us solving 1AC as soon as we looked at the clue. Despite the setter, we wondered if we might be in for an easy solve. … Read more >>

This is only the third Knut puzzle in the Indy and as it was Thursday, we expected a challenge. There was some very clever and inventive clueing but also a few others that … Read more >>

Phi-day again and, despite some unusual words, we found this an enjoyable and fairly straightforward challenge. There is a Shakespearean Nina round three sides of the perimeter, and one or two theatrical references … Read more >>

An interesting twist to this puzzle from Crosophile – at first sight, a rather odd reference in 1AC to seven other clues. It took us a while to solve this clue, and the … Read more >>

Another well-crafted offering from Dac this week, but one clue didn’t seem to fit the normally excellent surfaces and wordplay. Perhaps because we hadn’t heard the phrase ‘wall pass’ before (not being football … Read more >>

We have come to expect the Thursday Indy puzzle to be tricky, and this offering from Tees was no exception. We were not helped by the fact that no fewer than five of … Read more >>

We always look forward to the challenge of an Anax prize puzzle and this was definitely a challenge! However, we’re not wildly enthusiastic about long anagrams and this puzzle has eight fifteen-letter answers, … Read more >>