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Apologies for the delay with this one. I lost my laptop mid-week and had to re-solve this online. In doing so, I’ve lost the name of the setter! It was just as much … Read more >>

I haven’t come across Jambazi as a setter before – but as a prize-puzzle obsessive I would have missed his midweek Indy debut puzzle, blogged back at the end of July by duncanshiell, and … Read more >>

It was no surprise this Friday morning to find that I had a Phi puzzle to grapple with. As is customary, I sailed through about half the clues before grinding to a halt … Read more >>

Monk has given us a puzzle today where the clues mostly generate words that are in everyday use, or are words that we have come across before.  One or two of them perhaps, … Read more >>

The usual excellent experience from Dac. So many of these clues are really good that it would be pointless to give a huge list of them. All I can say is that there … Read more >>

Greetings to all from Soriano nel Cimino! We really should be tackling this offering from Tyrus over a 1across, but we really don’t like milky coffee! We found this an enjoyable solve, although … Read more >>

Another pleasing and straightforward Monday crossword from Quixote, which probably would not have detained an experienced solver for long, but which would be perfect for beginning or improving puzzlers.       Abbreviations … Read more >>

A fairly swift solve this week, although I’m sure I’ve struggled a little with Hypnos in the past. I liked that Hypnos managed to work some quite involved wordplay into several clues, without … Read more >>

We always look forward to tackling Anax puzzles, albeit with a slight sense of trepidation at the devilish nature of his clueing. This lived up to our expectations, and despite some unusual words, … Read more >>

I feel that this was a fairly standard offering from Phi today.  No themes, messages, or pangrams that I can see, just a sound national daily crossword puzzle that some solvers can complete … Read more >>

Klingsor has produced a fine crossword today. Many of the clues are quite excellent, and although one might criticise the fact that perhaps rather a lot use the device of getting one or … Read more >>

We’ve only blogged one Crosophile before. As one of us typed up the clues, before we had really even started, a few of them were solved quite easily (12ac, 13ac, 28ac and 4d). … Read more >>

It’s my turn to blog the crossword this Tuesday, one of those days when you can never quite be sure whose work you will be pitting your wits against. It hadn’t fallen to … Read more >>

A very entertaining puzzle from Radian, where, I think before a clue was solved, everyone would have realized there was a theme with all the cross-references in clues. I was impressed by how … Read more >>

I find Poins one of the more difficult IoS setters, and I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this offering.  If I’m being critical, this crossword lacked a bit of sparkle; and … Read more >>