It’s Phi-day again.
PeeDee is retiring
Hello all, After nearly 12 years and 940 blogs written I have decided to call it a day. I have enjoyed helping out 225 along the years and hope it carries on for … Read more >>
Month: September 2022
Financial Times 17,213 by ARTEXLEN
A fun puzzle from ARTEXLEN with nothing too taxing.
Guardian Cryptic 28,876 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28876.
Independent 11,221 / Filbert
Filbert has provided his latest puzzle for our delectation this Thursday. I found this to be towards the harder end of the difficulty spectrum. I think that I have managed to solve all … Read more >>
Guardian 28,875 / Picaroon
Picaroon’s name on a puzzle is a welcome sight on a grey morning and he’s on top form today. I found this an enjoyable challenge, with a medley of clue types: a couple … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1557 Or Do They? by POAT
My first blog since the EV left the telegraph puzzle’s site – as did I, though still with several months of paid subscription left. Straight clues, an un-clued entry then a series of … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,212 by MUDD
My first Mudd blog in over three years
Financial Times 17,202 by Mudd
Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 17, 2022 I saw 1a (HASTINGS) immediately and the whole puzzle came together quickly. My favourites are 13 (ROUGH-HEWN) for sheer cleverness, 23 (IMPERIOUS) for … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,211 by MONK
Doable, but you will need to put your thinking cap on! Thank you Monk.
Guardian Cryptic 28,874 by Vlad
Had a quick start before getting stuck quite a few times . Favourites were 8ac, 13ac, 18ac, 4dn, and 14dn. Thanks to Vlad.
Independent 11220 / Eccles
It’s an Eccles puzzle today We know where we stand with Eccles; no themes, no NINAs, just good smooth clues leading to fairly well known entries. TAPIOCA brought back some … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1769: VI Fun by Wiglaf
We have a Wiglaf puzzle today. Wiglaf is a fairly regular setter of Independent daily puzzles, but it is over three years since we last had a Wiglaf Inquisitor. The … Read more >>
Independent 11,219 by Mev
Mev is a relatively new and infrequent setter at the Indy, but one worth looking out for.
Guardian 28,873 – Brummie
I seemed to be very much on Brummie’s wavelength this morning and got through this pretty quickly. No theme that I can see, but you never know… Thanks to Brummie. Across 1 … Read more >>