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Atrica sets Independent cryptic crosswords every two or three months. The previous one was in early May Tuesday is theme day in the Independent. Atrica’s puzzles often contain themes, some … Read more >>
Tees starts the Independent puzzling week for us. A sound and pleasing cryptic where the only thing I could find to bitch about was a rather obscure piece of General Knowledge (for which … Read more >>
RIP – Dutch I heard at the weekend of the recent death of Richard Pauptit. Please follow this link for more information: https://bigdave44.com/2024/07/07/rip-dutch/#more-198788 Update: Here are the details of the memorial service being … Read more >>
Hoskins with a puzzle this weekend for those who like him in full-on drugs and schoolboy humour mode. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
This puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
We cannot believe that it is Friday again and we have another Phi to solve and blog – no complaints here.
Bluth has provided his latest teaser for our entertainment this Thursday. I found this to be towards the easier, or rather less difficult, end of the Bluth spectrum. I think that I have … Read more >>
Eccles is a regular contributor of Independent cryptic puzzles every second Wednesday. His puzzles are rarely themed or include messages in the perimeter. He simply provides well clued puzzles. There were a few … Read more >>
Filbert appears to be following me around on the Fifteensquared blog schedule; this is my third encounter with him in a row, and the fifth in a couple of months. He’s always a worthy opponent, but my fellow bloggers must be getting jealous by now.
Coot often does sporting thematic puzzles but can’t see it today
Thank you to Deri. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Somewhere in Liverpool, puzzling remains … (6,3) KNOTTY ASH : KNOTTY(puzzling/tricky) + ASH(remains, after being burnt). Defn: Area …, England. 6. … Read more >>
Are Saturday puzzles, or Serpent puzzles, getting harder?
Phi is filling the last of the working week slots once again today. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Phi difficulty spectrum and managed to complete the grid … Read more >>
Today’s puzzle is set by Rodriguez. Good to see the scientist getting a look-in today with a number of scientific disciplines referenced in the clues. Sometimes there is a theme … Read more >>
Filbert’s weekly appearance coincides with my weekly blog for the fourth time in six weeks. I’ve been enjoying the ongoing challenge.