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Although it is the last Wednesday of the month, when we might expect a stand-in compiler for him, Dac is here nonetheless with his latest puzzle, fidèle au poste! I actually found this … Read more >>

Serpent has directed his cruciverbal venom at us this Thursday morning. How many of us had the antidote to it? I did have the antidote to it, although it took it quite some … Read more >>

As one might expect, Phi has brought this week’s series of mid-week puzzles to an end. What struck me about this puzzle was the uncharacteristically high number of long entries, which meant that … Read more >>

Scorpion has provided today’s cruciverbal workout, which I am blogging rather late in the day owing to circumstances beyond my control. I really enjoyed this puzzle, finding that I needed to chip away … Read more >>

Dac is where he belongs today, occupying the Wednesday slot. I found this one to be tougher than the average Dac crossword, not least because of the more unusual vocabulary chosen – both … Read more >>

Klingsor is occupying the Thursday slot this week. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which is pitched at exactly the right level for a mid-week solve, i.e. not to straightforward, but at the same … Read more >>

Today is Friday and thus Phi-day for the Indy crossword. I found this one towards the tougher end of the Phi spectrum and had to chip away at it for longer than I … Read more >>

Gila is occupying the Tuesday slot this week and is a compiler whose work I am fairly familiar with but which I have little experience of blogging. This puzzle turned out to be … Read more >>

Dac is occupying his customary mid-week slot today. I actually found this puzzle towards the tougher end of the Dac spectrum and had trouble with the intersecting 10-letter lights at the heart of … Read more >>

It is a while since I have either solved or blogged a puzzle by Tees, so I found myself wondering quite what to expect. What I got was a puzzle with two highly … Read more >>

This is my first Friday blog of 2017, but no surprise to find that it is a Phi-day! I found this to be a medium difficulty puzzle, which I made steady progress through … Read more >>

Knut has provided today’s puzzle, which has turned out to be a tribute puzzle. It doesn’t take long to release that Knut is paying his own personal tribute to UK singer-songwriter George Michael … Read more >>

Dac has supplied the first Wednesday puzzle of the year, as he has doubtless done on many previous occasions. This was a rather gentle introduction to solving and blogging in 2017 for me. … Read more >>

Hob has provided the last Thursday puzzle of 2016 and thus occupies my last blogging slot of the year. I think that this was a worthy puzzle to bring my blogging year to … Read more >>

Phi’s latest offering rounds off the working week and heralds the transition to the seasonal jumbos in various newspapers and magazines. It is unlike me ever to spot a theme in a Phi … Read more >>