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A puzzle with a seasonal theme. I’d not heard the quote before so it took me quite a while to tease it all out esp as, understandably, fitting the quote in meant more … Read more >>

Nice puzzle with an amusing mini-theme. I couldn’t get 10 and I don’t understand all of the wordplay in 5. Not completely convinced about 14d either, although I can’t see what else the … Read more >>

Solving time, 17 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 S (LO) UCH 4 SAUCE (PA) N (can use)* 9 ELGAR L in rage< 10 PNEUMATIC (Team in Cup)* 11 G … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone Fairly typical Nimrod, I think. Unconventional in places, with a few tenuous ones and a couple that I’ll need you to explain to me. There’s a theme in the … Read more >>

Nothing too difficult here, but absolutely nothing to complain about either. Lovely clues as ever from Dac, and a nice way to pass the time on the 73 bus between Angel and Euston … Read more >>

Much of this I liked, but there were one or two clues that I wasn’t sure about, for one reason or another. Across 1 GARCONS — CD, Nancy the place in France 5 SADNESS? … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone I found this a little easier than some Tees puzzles, but one or two left me a bit bewildered (especially 19 across). The three clues linked by pillow talk … Read more >>

I didn’t time myself for this as I was listening to England’s heroics in India at the same time, so probably not giving it quite the usual attention. It seemed the usual Phi thing, … Read more >>

Brilliant puzzle. Rock-solid cluing with some excellent surface readings and very clever definitions. 18 and 20 will no doubt annoy those who don’t like too much pop culture in their puzzles and I’m … Read more >>

I enjoyed this puzzle a lot. Scorpion is one of the harder Indy setters and clues with great rigour, it was very enjoyable teasing it all out. Solving time, 43 mins. Great surface … Read more >>

Solving time, 30 mins * = anagram ACROSS 6 P (O TAT) O The river Po, well-known to solvers 8 REST RAIN definition: hamper 9 TAKING THE LEAD Double definition 10 HE SIT … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone Hello everyone. This is my first post here, so I hope you’ll forgive any rookie errors. I think neildubya went easy on me, handing me this enjoyable one from … Read more >>

Quite simply as oustanding an example of a themed daily cryptic as you could hope to see, made all the more special for me because 9D was the penultimate clue I solved and, … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone It was good value today, with a lot of clues. Most were fairly straightforward, with many easy-to-spot anagrams, but there were a few harder clues sprinkled in. It took … Read more >>

Everything I associate with a Phi puzzle, bullet-proof clues with excellent surface readings , references to classical music and matters astronomical.   As there were 4 15-letter entries around the perimeter, I said I’d … Read more >>