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flashling's avatarflashling

Reincarnated blogger. I’m now 62 and sadly recently made redundant. Started doing cryptics whilst living in Oxford (despite being a Cambridge man) in about 1988 when I started buying the Independent which I’ve done pretty much every day since. Flirted with the Guardian and Times but prefer the Indy. I’m not an overly fast solver, preferring to savour rather rush through it. Away from crosswords I used to do professional firework displays as a part time job/hobby but it's best left now to younger fitter folks.

Independent 11,896 by Vernon

Mon November 25, 2024 at 8:58 amMon November 25, 2024 at 7:57 am by flashling

New week and Vernon, who’s not been seen for a while returns

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Categories Independent 22 Comments

Everyman 4,074 by Everyman

Sun November 24, 2024 at 12:03 am by flashling

Sunday, so walk the dog around Framlingham and Orford castles and then find the pub for beer, dog biscuits, beef scraps from the kitchen and the Everyman

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Categories Everyman 38 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,811 by Filbert

Sun November 10, 2024 at 7:56 am by flashling

Sunday finds Filbert’s weekly slot

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Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 11,878 by Brunel

Mon November 4, 2024 at 7:47 am by flashling

Brunel starts the week with a relatively rare visit to weekday puzzles

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Categories Independent 11 Comments

Everyman 4,070 by Everyman

Sun October 27, 2024 at 12:31 am by flashling

Everyman blog time again – dog walked, pub located, beer & dog biscuits being consumed so here goes.

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Categories Everyman 67 Comments

Independent 11,860 by Umpire

Mon October 14, 2024 at 7:37 am by flashling

Umpire back again, as he seems to be quarterly or so

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Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,807 by Salty

Sun October 13, 2024 at 7:45 am by flashling

Salty’s third outing this Sunday

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Categories Independent 12 Comments

Everyman 4,066 by Everyman

Sun September 29, 2024 at 10:28 amSun September 29, 2024 at 12:00 am by flashling

Sunday, so time to take Jenny the dog for a walk in the woods and swim in the sea & then retire to the pub for gravy bones for her, beers plural and the Everyman for me.

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Categories Everyman 48 Comments

Independent 11,842 by Wire

Mon September 23, 2024 at 7:27 am by flashling

Wire gets our week going

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Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,803 by Filbert

Sun September 15, 2024 at 12:54 am by flashling

Filbert on Sunday this week, why do I struggle with his crosswords?

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Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 11,832 by Eccles

Wed September 11, 2024 at 11:34 amWed September 11, 2024 at 8:18 am by flashling

Bert and Joyce are still away so I’m standing in to do my first Eccles blog in a while

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Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 11,824 by Angel

Mon September 2, 2024 at 11:52 amMon September 2, 2024 at 7:20 am by flashling

The Independent crossword web site had issues earlier, seems to working again now.

The Angelic one returns for one of her rare outings.

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Categories Independent 17 Comments

Everyman 4,062

Sun September 1, 2024 at 12:55 am by flashling

Final Bank Holiday of the summer and it’s time to blog the Everyman

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Categories Everyman 35 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,799 by Deri

Sun August 18, 2024 at 1:09 am by flashling

Relative newbie Indy setter Deri returns

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Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,806 by Filbert

Mon August 12, 2024 at 11:31 amMon August 12, 2024 at 7:46 am by flashling

The prolific Filbert has this week’s random spot on Monday available here

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Categories Independent 15 Comments
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