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The puzzle can be found here.   Hello folks.  Me again, sorry!  I’ve been on the Weekend Indy blogging rota for very nearly two years, but incredibly it has taken until now for … Read more >>

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi everyone.  Today Tyrus entertains us with a puzzle I found at the gentle end of his (his, not the!) difficulty range.  Not too much political … Read more >>

I’ve done it again. After forgetting a few months ago I forgot again, and only remembered at nearly midday, not helped by the fact that I had taken ages to do this morning’s … Read more >>

Monk throws down the gauntlet today We found this to be quite a challenge, mainly due to some fairly obscure (to us) synonyms in the wordplay in several clues and one or two … Read more >>

Alchemi is occupying the Wednesday slot this week. This is a compiler whose work I have little experience of solving in the Indy, and even less experience of blogging. I enjoyed the puzzle … Read more >>

 I don’t think I have blogged many puzzles by Wire so it was interesting to solve a puzzle from a setter who is fairly nw to me.       It’s Tuesday so there … Read more >>

Filbert provides our mental workout this morning: not the easiest puzzle for a Monday, but a fun challenge. For some reason we have “pop diva” twice, both referring to the same lady; I’m … Read more >>

Another thoughtfully constructed and pleasing puzzle from Tees, with some delightfully succinct surface readings and more cryptic definitions than usual.       Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>

Well I expect this kept you all amused for 10 minutes or so … … plus many hours of hair pulling madness. I daren’t add up how long this has taken me. This … Read more >>

It’s Phiday again Another enjoyable Friday offering from Phi. We always expect that there is something going on in Phi puzzles, but although it looks as though there is a Nina of a … Read more >>

A puzzle by Serpent is always a treat, and today’s offering is no exception to that. This puzzle was a bundle of fun from start to finish. I found it less taxing than … Read more >>

Eccles and Wednesday make a great combination for crossword solvers.       Eccles doesn’t do themes and messages, but I detected a few political references in today’s clues and entries.  Examples include … Read more >>

When Bluth’s first crossword appeared there was great excitement because Bluth is Dave Gorman, and the blog had what is I think a record number of posts (57). I don’t expect we’ll get … Read more >>

An enjoyable and conventional puzzle from Vigo which was generally at the easier end of the spectrum. I quite liked the misdirection in 1 across where most solvers would instantly assume two pints … Read more >>

Thanks Hoskins for an enjoyable one.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7. Rubbish people working away at Oxford? (8) COBBLERS : Double defn: 1st: … in slang; and 2nd: Cryptically, those … Read more >>