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 >>
Kitty
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 >>
Independent 11,085 by Bluth
The puzzle is available here. Hello all. Today we have another very enjoyable crossword from Bluth in his characteristic intricate and finely-crafted style. Thanks Bluth! Definitions are underlined in the clues … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1532: How? by Vagans
Hi everybody. Thanks to Vagans for a puzzle which was enjoyable to solve and gave something to discover at the end – plus a nice cryptic feature in the grid to highlight. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,674 by Hoskins
The puzzle is available here. Hi all. A puzzle well suited to those of us who are an hour short of shut-eye this morning, although for me at least there was a … Read more >>
Independent 11,055 by Klingsor
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. Klingsor puzzles can be counted on to be completely sound as well as entertaining, so I am happy with my blogging lot today. It wasn’t … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1528: Finish by Xanthippe
Hello all. Xanthippe was a setter unfamiliar to me, and I looked forward to dipping my toes into new waters … The preamble reads: In seven across clues a letter must be … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,670 by Hoskins
The puzzle is available here. Hi everyone. Hoskins provides today’s welcome distraction from the BLEAK world. There is an abbreviation that may raise eyebrows as it’s not yet in the main dictionaries, … Read more >>
Independent 11,025 by Morph
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. A puzzle from one of my very favourite setters was just what I needed after a long, hard week at work. My impression of this … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1524: Flight Plan by Ifor
Hi all. It has been nearly two and a half years since I last had the pleasure of blogging an Ifor puzzle (No. 1396: Up and Down and Round and Round) but this … Read more >>