John

I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure before, so this was the first time Skinny has had me, although he has appeared several times in The Indy. It was a very pleasant crossword, … Read more >>

The usual very neat Friday crossword. There were several about which I was doubtful of the soundness, but my doubts were all settled. Everything was fine so far as I could see. Definitions … Read more >>

I haven’t blogged a Knut for some time, maybe for too much time. There were several anagrams in the clues, which made it less demanding than I remember things being in the past. … Read more >>

Tees is very much a regular in The Indy nowadays but usually appears on a Monday, so this is a rare meeting. And an enjoyable one. Definitions in fuchsia, underlined. Anagram indicators in … Read more >>

It’s always a pleasure to solve a crossword by Serpent. As ever, difficult but quite obvious once you see the answer, which is just as it should be. Definitions in forestgreen, underlined (yes … Read more >>

As I’m used to saying, a thoroughly efficient and workmanlike crossword from Phi. In one or two cases there are marginal criticisms and in one place the parsing defeats me, but hell, we … Read more >>

Maize is always very good and this was no exception, although perhaps it was gentler than usual. It was still not all that easy though, and there were plenty of nice clues. Definitions … Read more >>

Poor old Filbert has had me now three times in a row. In past blogs I have been very enthusiastic about his crosswords, They are hard going, but they always seem to have … Read more >>

My impression (perhaps I’m wrong, because I haven’t done a proper survey [as James says, Phi and Tees appear about twice as often]) is that Serpent appears more often than any of the … Read more >>

Not the usual Phi on Friday, so something special. You’ll have to wait to find out what. I enjoyed this, some nice clues, although some might object that more than a third of … Read more >>

Very hard work today. Kairos has produced a sound enough crossword so far as I can see, but I have to admit that I didn’t really enjoy it much, probably my fault because … Read more >>

All very pleasant and what we usually expect on a Wednesday — a fairly gentle but not totally easy crossword with some nice clues. It seems to be perfectly sound (I’m quite happy … Read more >>

Goodness how difficult, but what a privilege to be able to blog a crossword like this. Maize has yet again excelled themselves. There are lots of excellent and original clues in this crossword. … Read more >>

I’ve had dreadful software problems and am doing this in the very old-fashioned way. Sorry it’s so primitive. Phi has as usual produced a very nice straighforward but not entirely simple crossword. The … Read more >>

My apologies for the lateness of this blog. So far as I remember it’s the first time in years of blogging that this has happened — I completely forgot. No excuses, but — … Read more >>