Independent on Sunday 1,698 by Tees
The puzzle is available here. Hello again. It’s good to have another Tees puzzle to blog. I found it less of a workout than yesterday’s Indy, but entertaining as ever. Thanks Tees! … Read more >>
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Independent 11,205 by Crosophile
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone, it’s been a while. Many thanks to the lovely Flashling for standing in for me expertly while I was away. For today’s entertainment it’s thanks … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1552: Instruction by Piccadilly
Hi all. A relative pussycat of an EV with a theme right up my alley! The preamble reads: Some clues are really two clues run together. Their combined answers must be treated … Read more >>
Independent 11,175 by Nimrod
A puzzle in memory of a wonderful man, which can be found here. When I solved 17a I was reminded of a recently departed friend. A little further in and it dawned … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1548: Growing Concern by Brock
Hell-oh all. I never thought that come the end of the world* we would be sitting around doing puzzles about it. Life is strange. A sobering but important month in the EV series … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,690 by Hoskins
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. I hope you are managing to stay sufficiently cool. Hoskins is here providing plenty of refreshment, though 1a and 24d surround it all with some … Read more >>
Independent 11,145 by Monk
The puzzle is available here. Hi all. I enjoyed untangling this rather tricky offering from Monk. I liked 26a and thought 28a also nicely done, although I couldn’t remember exactly who the … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1544: The Bounty by The Ace of Hearts
Hi everyone. I had an Ace (of Hearts) weekend, as I noticed that this setter had also provided the Listener puzzle of the day before and so did that too for comparison. Bountiful … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,686 by Kairos
The puzzle is available here. Hi everybody. I enjoyed this puzzle, most of which went in smoothly until at 5d I had a mental block and impatiently used a wildcard search. The … Read more >>
Independent 11,131 by Wiglaf
The puzzle is available here. Hello from hot and sunny Dorset, where I am enjoying a holiday with friends (cat Willow and his humans) by the sea. Bertandjoyce are unavailable again, but … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1540: Going Postal by Piccadilly
Hello, and happy Jubbly weekend! Thanks to Piccadilly, who has given us a fun reminder of where to go with the EV when done – which certainly beats the Telegraph telling the EV … Read more >>
Independent 11,115 by Bluth
The puzzle is available here. Hi all. We have another very entertaining puzzle from Bluth. An unfamiliar name prevented me from finishing unaided, but that didn’t spoil my enjoyment. Obviously, I CATEGORISED … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,682 by Tees
The puzzle is available here. Hi everyone. A chewier-than-normal Sunday, I thought. There were a few unknowns for me, but nothing I couldn’t deduce from the clues and crossing letters. My main … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1536: Gallimaufry by proXimal
Hi all. We were treated to an EV puzzle of the highest order for a “low” day … The preamble reads: Answers are entered around the appropriate numbered square, clockwise or anticlockwise, … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,678 by Silvanus
The puzzle is available here. Hello again. Silvanus is the man to thank for today’s puzzle, which went down very nicely indeed. Thanks Silvanus! Definitions are underlined in the clues below. … Read more >>