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We found this a tricky solve today, with some very crafty misdirections, and one or two solutions that needed a bit of research to check. However, the wordplay was very fair when we’d … Read more >>

It’s always nice to draw a puzzle from our friend and Fifteensquared alumnus Raich. Having had to blog an Anax on the same weekend, it was a relief that this perhaps wasn’t the … Read more >>

It’s always a pleasure to open the paper and see Anax’s name at the top of the puzzle. That’s no less true on blogging day, of course, though you do fear you might … Read more >>

This is a fairly typical Phi puzzle       There is a theme but you don’t need to have any knowledge of it to solve the puzzle. I thought that there were … Read more >>

It’s Wednesday, it’s a Dac. All is well with the world. No unusual words, no theme, no awkward grid just smooth surfaces and precise clueing. We imagine that a lot of people out … Read more >>

Crosophile’s latest puzzle fills the Tuesday slot this week. I found this a very accessible, but nonetheless highly entertaining, puzzle. I didn’t take me too long to solve it, but there were plenty … Read more >>

This is Daedalus’ fourth appearance in the IoS/Indy, and the third one of those that has fallen to me to cover.  He’s no doubt getting fed up with that, because I wasn’t a … Read more >>

This was a crossword of two halves After my “first pass” I had the entire left hand side complete but not the central down 5D and only a scattering in the right hand side.  Indeed … Read more >>

As it’s Thursday, we expected something a little trickier than usual – and Knut certainly delivered! The last Knut puzzle that we blogged in July was themed around the Greek financial crisis. This … Read more >>

Today saw my monthly encounter with Dac, who is occupying his customary Wednesday slot. For me, this was towards the easy end of the Dac spectrum, and I made swift progress through the … Read more >>

After the themeless crossword from Dac I blogged last Wednesday, this crossword from Hieroglyph fairly obviously has a theme       The theme is one that will appeal to some solvers, but … Read more >>