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This is the first Bluth puzzle we have had the pleasure of blogging We really enjoyed the solve, although it was a little easier than we have come to expect for a Saturday … Read more >>

My apologies for the late posting of what began as a very rudimentary blog of a very entertaining puzzle by Rodriguez, whose work I have limited experience of solving and blogging. I have … Read more >>

Maize has given us a puzzle with the type of wordplay that I most enjoy.       There’s quite a lot of components to the wordplay today as evidenced by the many … Read more >>

A very pleasant and satisfactory crossword from Dill today. On the whole I found it gentle (although perhaps I haven’t seen all its complexities) but the fact that it was usually easy doesn’t … Read more >>

Mostly on the easy side with a couple of exceptions. There might be a theme, as there seem to be quite a lot of food or plant-related items, but I'm not sure what … Read more >>

Thank you to Poins. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Likable general speaking after pressure to confess (8) PLEASING : [Homophone of(… speaking) “Lee”(Robert E., Confederate general during the American Civil … Read more >>

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello and welcome all, with a special welcome to the Indy’s latest new setter, Angel.  Angel waltzes onto the stage with a glittering debut, featuring SEQUINS, … Read more >>

As Phi appeared yesterday, Serpent is occupying this week’s Friday slot. I enjoyed this puzzle and found it to be of medium difficulty by Indy standards. I am happy with my parsing except … Read more >>

A puzzle from Phi on a Thursday is unusual.  Either another setter has a special reason for getting the Friday slot or Phi has something going on today.       The grid … Read more >>

Tees’s crosswords were once full of cultural references and one needed a rather good general knowledge to cope. But in this, everything was quite gentle and by my standards I raced through it. … Read more >>

It’s been about a year since we last blogged a Crosophile, so we looked forward to this. We always like the challenge of identifying the theme on a Tuesday as well. This theme … Read more >>

A new setter added to the Indy stable for our Monday morning pleasure. I thought this was a sound puzzle, with some very carefully crafted surfaces and a good range of devices. But … Read more >>

A very nice puzzle I thought. Thank you Tees.   ACROSS 1 HARDPAN Tricky to wash gravel through subsoil layer (7) HARD (tricky) PAN (to wash gravel through) 5 ANAGRAM Gelding niggled by … Read more >>

I found this quite hard. I may have been misled by getting 1a near instantly.  Not sure why that is such a obvious anagram.  I most certainly slowed down after that. There may … Read more >>

Phi brings the standard working week to a close as is usual.       The shortest entry has given me the greatest problem in parsing today.  I think the wordplay for TOO … Read more >>