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The puzzle is available here.   Hi all.  Tees is reliably entertaining, and so it was no surprise to me that I was entertained today.  I particularly liked 16a (TABOO) for its surface … Read more >>

This was a puzzle I had to pick away at a bit at a time. I never seemed to get a grip on it during the solve.  The few answers I got on … Read more >>

Eccles has supplied the Wednesday puzzle this week, one which I found more challenging than what we are used to on a Wednesday. I think that I have now solved and parsed everything … Read more >>

Radian sets the Tuesday puzzle this week       Tuesday is usually a theme day and it is fairly clear what the theme is today. 5 down gives us the overall theme … Read more >>

Another pleasing puzzle from Tees to fill the IoS slot. As always, I learnt something from solving one of his puzzles. In my case this morning the subject areas were stones, fruits and … Read more >>

As spring approaches, a puzzle from Knut accompanies the daffodils, snowdrops and vaccination shots. General knowledge required, but nothing I needed to look up. References to Pia Zadora and the Nolans make me … Read more >>

The Thursday crossword this week has been compiled for us by Serpent. I found this to be a thoroughly entertaining crossword, which revealed itself very gradually and offered lots of enjoyment along the … Read more >>

Well it’s a Hoskins’ puzzle today, so it will be entertaining and will probably generate comments.       Hoskins tends to the use of colourful language in both his clues and his … Read more >>

Thank you to Gila. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Rolling Stone review initially delighted musician (6,6) STEVIE WONDER : Anagram of(Rolling) [STONE REVIEW + 1st letter of(initially) “delighted“]. When he … Read more >>