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Kitty's avatarKitty

I blog some of the weekend Independent and Enigmatic Variations puzzles here on 225, and Quick Cryptic and Jumbo cryptics on Times for The Times. Not a frequent commenter at the moment, because of work and life, but I hope to be back one day.

Enigmatic Variations No. 1436: London Bus by Harribobs

Sat June 6, 2020 at 12:06 am by Kitty

Hello and best wishes all.  Our setter has invited us all on a bus ride – although, perhaps due to current circumstances, it’s rather a strange one!  I wasn’t always sure whether I was … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 6 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,578 by Kairos

Mon May 25, 2020 at 10:24 pmSun May 24, 2020 at 10:13 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello all.  I hope you are well and enjoying the extended weekend.  Thanks to Kairos for an enjoyable puzzle. EDIT 25/05/2020: There were some extras for … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,487 by Alchemi

Sat May 23, 2020 at 4:16 pmSat May 23, 2020 at 9:12 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi everyone.  I hope you are well.  Thanks to Alchemi for this puzzle to brighten up our Saturday.  I found it more like a Sunday puzzle … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1432: Jazz by Vismut

Sat May 9, 2020 at 12:23 am by Kitty

Hello everyone.  I hope you are well and enjoying the bank holiday weekend.  Well, I am finding that Vismut puzzles just get more and more fun.  I don’t think this was too hard, … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 5 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,574 by Hoskins

Sun April 26, 2020 at 10:53 amSun April 26, 2020 at 10:19 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.

 

Hi all, I hope you are well.  Unlimited thanks to the ghastly twerp Hoskins for today’s 5d entertainment.

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Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,457 by Hob

Sat April 18, 2020 at 10:20 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello everyone.  I hope you and your loved ones are well.  I found this very much on the gentle side for Hob, but beautifully clued – … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1428: Vow by Skylark

Sun May 3, 2020 at 2:37 pmSat April 11, 2020 at 12:05 am by Kitty

Hello all.  I hope that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and sane and are able to enjoy the Easter weekend.  Thanks for this enjoyable puzzle go to Skylark, a new … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 4 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,570 by Skinny

Sun March 29, 2020 at 12:31 pmSun March 29, 2020 at 10:37 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello everyone.  Before I head to the crossword, I would like to express my gratitude to those too busy to read this, those busy working to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,427 by Nimrod

Sat March 14, 2020 at 10:34 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello, and happy Pi Day. I found this more accessible than most Nimrod puzzles and made good early progress in the NW and SE corners.  Some … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1424: Lending a Hand by Kcit

Sat March 14, 2020 at 8:35 amSat March 14, 2020 at 12:10 am by Kitty

Hi everyone.  I hope you are well.  Thanks to Kcit for an enjoyable puzzle which certainly had someThing about it.   The preamble reads: The five five-letter across entries in order are the … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 4 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,566 by Loglady

Sun March 1, 2020 at 8:22 pmSun March 1, 2020 at 10:44 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi all.  I very much enjoyed this puzzle although there is one clue I don’t understand needed help with – thanks to Rabbit Dave and NeilW.  … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1420: Trisector by Eclogue

Sun February 16, 2020 at 9:57 amSat February 15, 2020 at 12:07 am by Kitty

Hello all. Thanks to Eclogue, the STREET, or perhaps TESTER, of this puzzle.   The preamble reads: In the completed grid for TRISECTOR, solvers must highlight a writer and the associated thematic pseudonym, … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 3 Comments

Independent 10,397 by Wiglaf

Sat February 8, 2020 at 10:22 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello and happy Saturday.  Thanks to Wiglaf for today’s crossed words, of which my favourite is of course CANOODLE (4d).  I also liked the inclusion of an … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,562 by Flitwick

Sun February 2, 2020 at 10:12 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello all.  On a pleasingly palindromic date we have perfect Sunday fare from Flitwick, of which I particularly enjoyed FATHOM.  I also noted the simple but very … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1416: January Reductions by Vismut

Sat January 18, 2020 at 11:28 amSat January 18, 2020 at 12:49 am by Kitty

Hi everyone.  Well, this was a very different experience to the last Vismut puzzle I solved.  Based on that I had been expecting a bit of a struggle, but this one yielded readily … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 9 Comments
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