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The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. Scchua is away, so I have the pleasure today. Thanks to Peter for another enjoyable puzzle in which my favourite clues were ADOBE, MERMAN … Read more >>
August is with us, as is a puzzle from Knut. A touch of a musical theme and a few clues that required some general knowledge facts to crack. Highly enjoyable Thanks Knut … Read more >>
Silvanus is occupying the Friday slot this week, with Phi having appeared earlier in the week. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, an appropriate prelude to the cruciverbal challenges of … Read more >>
Loglady is a setter who has, so far, produced more weekend Indie puzzles than weekday puzzles. It is good to see new setters added to the weekday roster. The phrase … Read more >>
In his new peripatetic state Phi appears on a Wednesday and to my pleasure clashes with me. This was his usual enjoyable crossword, which I found a bit easier than usual: only 11ac and 14ac held me up, and even now I’m not totally comfortable with them.
Apologies for slight lateness of this blog. Computer problems, which are I hope more or less resolved.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Filbert has been setting Indy puzzles for a year and a half now, but we haven’t had the pleasure of blogging one of his offerings until now.
Painstaking research shows that this is Flitwick’s third puzzle for the Indy or IoS, with a debut puzzle in March of this year, and this is the third time it has fallen to … Read more >>
Another enjoyable Sunday puzzle, thank you Poins.
An entertaining puzzle from Hoskins, with some nice surface reads and some good timing (or judicious editing?) regarding comings-and-goings at No 10 this week… My first solving note was a capitalised ‘HARSH!’ next … Read more >>
Vigo fills the Friday slot this week. We haven’t had a Phi on Friday now for nearly a month. 7 down is one of those homophone clues where I struggled … Read more >>
I was delighted to see that Klingsor was the setter for today, and he has not disappointed, with a crossword full of nice clues. Nothing controversial that I can see — it was just the right level of difficulty and he loses gracefully.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Apologies to Eccles as we are back blogging your puzzle again. We are definitely not complaining – this was an absolute delight.
Serpent has set this week’s Tuesday crossword. It has fallen to me to blog quite a few of his puzzles in recent months. I found this puzzle, set on quite an unusual grid, … Read more >>
Tees is always good value for a Monday. Mostly straightforward, occasionally slightly contrived, but always witty.
The puzzle can be found here. Hello! Well, what a surprise to see Nimrod on a Sunday. I suppose now that Phiday is anyday, anything can happen. No complaints from me: I … Read more >>