When logging on to the Independent website this morning, I had to do a double-take: had I slept for three days and woken up to Phi’s usual Friday crossword or had the unthinkable happened? Indeed, the unthinkable had happened and Phi’s crossword slot had been moved to Tuesday.  I immediately began to wonder why this was the case and began to look for a theme that might justify a switch to Tuesday. Despite cracking the theme, I see no reason why this puzzle should have been published today, but then perhaps the Friday puzzle this week will have a date-specific theme?

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Not a lot of time to blog today, so I don’t have many comments to make.  As always, Armonie’s impeccable clues are incredibly concise, averaging just under five words apiece.  Armonie, thanks for another gem! Read the rest of this entry »

The God of Crosswords is kind to me, giving me Paul to blog on a day when my country is featured, days after Lee Chong Wei, our national badminton champion retained his All-England title in Birmingham.

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