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Although I can see that a handful of his puzzles have already been published in the Indy, this is my first experience of blogging a puzzle by Quince, and what a treat it was!

Enigmatic Variations No. 1596: Directors by Kcit

July 6, 2023 by Kitty

Hi all.

The preamble:

Five pairs of answers clash in a single cell, in ways that cannot be uniquely resolved. Letters from across answers, read left to right, spell one name, those from down answers another. The names will guide solvers to replace each clash with the same thematic symbol, and they must then highlight what they are being DIRECTed to see. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.

Independent 11460 / Filbert

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 by duncanshiell

Filbert is a setter whose work is appearing more rgaularly. I find Filbert’s puzzles quite testing, but satisfying when complete

Financial Times 17,460 by IO

July 5, 2023 by Oriel

Thanks to IO for this morning’s challenge!

Guardian Cryptic 29,114 by Pasquale

July 5, 2023 by manehi

Fun and tricky stuff – my favourites were 1ac, 17ac, 23ac, 26ac, and 10dn. Thanks Pasquale for the puzzle

Enigmatic Variations No. 1595: Barred Off by Chalicea

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 by mc_rapper67

Chalicea offers us a relatively small (11 x 11) grid, with an extra row BARRED OFF across the top…

(Apologies for the late posting of this blog – there have been a few technical issues with the site, and it has taken me a while to log on and finish this off…)

S&B Nottingham – Egbert puzzle

July 4, 2023 by kenmac

Many apologies for the lateness. I was due to post this last Tuesday but the crossword gods saw things a little differently.

Inquisitor 1809: Carte Blanche à Trois by Phi

July 4, 2023 by duncanshiell

Phi is a prolific setter of Inquisitor and Independent crosswords and I believe he is now setting for the Guardian and the Guardian Genius as Pangakupu.