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Alchemi’s latest puzzle awaited solvers this Tuesday morning. If I look back at my previous blogs of Alchemi puzzles, they all talk about struggling to get started and needing to chip away at … Read more >>

It wouldn’t quite be Wednesday without a Dac, would it? My apologies for the disgracefully late posting, which was caused by my unexpectedly having to replace a colleague who fell ill this morning. … Read more >>

Today’s puzzle has been supplied by Hob, a relative newcomer to the Indy fold. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, with its ingenious but not overly demanding treatment of the theme of queens. The … Read more >>

Typically, Phi has provided the last of this week’s mid-week puzzles. I expect there to be a theme here that I simply haven’t spotted. Given the grid, I felt sure that there was … Read more >>

Scorpion has produced today’s puzzle for our stimulation and delectation. Tuesday’s puzzle often has a theme to it or a Nina around its perimeter, although I have found no trace of either, despite … Read more >>

Dac is where he belongs this week, occupying the Wednesday compiling slot. I found this particular puzzle to be towards the easy end of the Dac spectrum and made swift progress through it. … Read more >>

This Thursday morning has seen my first blogging encounter with Serpent, who appears to be a fairly new supplier of Indy daily cryptics. For me, this was an enjoyable puzzle pitched at exactly … Read more >>

Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot today. Personally speaking, I found this towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum and didn’t come unstuck with a handful of clues at the end, … Read more >>

Today’s puzzle has been set by Math, a compiler whose work I have so far blogged only once. On that one and only previous occasion, there was a musical theme running through the … Read more >>

There is something reassuringly familiar about logging on to one’s computer and finding that one’s Wednesday morning crossword has been set by Dac. And, of course, Dac has not disappointed, providing us with … Read more >>

This was my first experience of solving, let alone blogging, a puzzle by S.Park, although a quick trawl through the site reveals that this is the third Indy puzzle published under this pseudonym. … Read more >>

It is customary to close the working week with a puzzle from Phi, and this week is no exception to that. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Phi … Read more >>

On a Tuesday you never quite know who you will be crossing cruciverbal swords with. This week it has fallen to Alchemi to give the grey cells their morning workout. I actually found … Read more >>

Dac has provided this morning’s puzzle for our entertainment and intellectual stimulation. It is a while since I have blogged a puzzle by Dac on a Wednesday and I enjoyed re-acquainting myself with … Read more >>

It has been a very long time since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Nestor, and this one was a good reminder of what I had been missing. My … Read more >>