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Phi has filled his regular Friday slot with a very enjoyable puzzle.       Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, English composer.  Phi has reflected that fact … Read more >>

Once I must have had a bad experience with Nestor, because his crosswords always fill me with fear before I start, yet this was perfectly pleasant and accessible. There are some very nice clues … Read more >>

Another excellently crafted puzzle from Dac today. As usual, the surface readings are all good.   We’d never come across the solution to 6d before – the author is not one of our … Read more >>

You can never be sure who’ll have set the Tuesday puzzle, but a theme of some description is almost guaranteed. Radian does not disappoint us today. For an ophidiophobe like myself, this puzzle … Read more >>

Another sound and accessible Monday puzzle from Quixote.  A good mixture of clue types, with everything clearly indicated, even for the less common words.  I know that the Monday Indy puzzle is popular … Read more >>

An enjoyable and largely accessible IoS puzzle from Poins.  His cluing style can border on the intricate, but there’s nothing wrong with that as long as everything is clearly signposted, as it is … Read more >>

It has been a while since I blogged a Bannsider and though I have a notoriously bad memory, he still engenders a sense of trepidation… … and then he went and gave me … Read more >>

As we always get on Fridays, a nicely done crossword from Phi that is of the usual level of difficulty, contains some good clues, and doesn’t so far as I can see have any … Read more >>

There’s always a sense of expectation and trepidation when it comes round to blogging on Thursdays – at least for us that is! When we saw that it was Nimrod we knew that … Read more >>

What would Wednesday be without a Dac (or an occasional Crosophile)? Dac has come up trumps again with a set of finely crafted, wholly sound clues – does he ever not? – with … Read more >>

Scorpion has given us a puzzle that makes us think.       When I first read the clues, I expected ‘man/woman of note’ to refer to singers, instrumentalists and composers.  However, the … Read more >>

Sorry this is a bit late, having real trouble with the internet today. I’ve come rather unstuck today, with a few I can’t explain so any help would be nice, there appears to … Read more >>

No relaxed Sunday with this puzzle – I needed more than one sitting to complete it.  Some clever misdirections and definitions.  Thanks to eXternal, this being the 1st puzzle of his/hers that I’m … Read more >>

Another duel with Tyrus – guaranteed a smile or two with his witty clues. And as I expected full of fun and wit with a series of short and punchy clues. 9ac probably … Read more >>

It’s Phiday again! We always look forward to blogging Phi’s Friday offerings, but unfortunately we didn’t enjoy this one as much as we had hoped. We can’t quite put a finger on the … Read more >>