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We haven’t had the pleasure of blogging a Hob puzzle for over a year, so we really looked forward to this….   …..and we weren’t disappointed. We found the puzzle to be slightly … Read more >>

We are now in the 12th week of lockdown and are losing track of time. However, we have a Phi puzzle today so it must be Friday. Thanks Phi for keeping our brains … Read more >>

Having waited for over a year for the pleasure of blogging Vigo’s most recent puzzle, we’ve hit the jackpot again with today’s! As with the last Vigo, we found it to be a … Read more >>

A pleasant solve from Tyrus today. 1/10 took longer than it should have done to solve because we could not see where the ‘Q’ would go in 10ac. We hadn’t thought about IQ … Read more >>

Another fun Wednesday puzzle from Eccles. What can we say? All good clues, smooth surfaces, no unusual words. We did have to check 5ac as it was not a word we were totally familiar … Read more >>

An enjoyable puzzle from Knut today. However, there are a couple of clues we are concerned about. Judi who appears in 17ac is Judi Dench but she does not spell her name with … Read more >>

It’s back to Phi-day again this week after Hob’s tribute to ‘Let It Be’ last Friday. As usual with a Phi puzzle, it was a pleasure to solve, and on this occasion, not … Read more >>

It’s been over a year since we last blogged a Vigo puzzle. Initially we were disappointed by this puzzle – maybe because we completed it very quickly. Vigo’s previous puzzles have usually incorporated … Read more >>

It’s Eccles again today – we’re in for a fun solve! ….and we weren’t disappointed. As usual, some great surfaces and several big smiles. 17ac was a new word for us but with … Read more >>

Oh Dear! No doubt you have come here to check the parsings of those clues you struggled with. Well, we have to apologise. It’s not often that we have such difficulty but if … Read more >>

The Thursday puzzle is from Serpent this week – we’re in for a challenge! An enjoyable challenge at that, as we have come to expect. We did however, have some quibbles with 6d … Read more >>

Phi day again!       As usual we started out looking at the clue for 1ac  – and were stumped. However, once we worked our way into the grid, we realised that … Read more >>

Radian’s puzzles appear once a month, and we hadn’t blogged one for some time, until last month – so it’s two in a row now – lucky us! We like themed puzzles and … Read more >>

It is very comforting in these strange times that certain regular events remain constant – Eccles on a Wednesday is one of those. It certainly raised a smile when we saw the setter’s … Read more >>

Serpent challenges the old grey matter today. As we expect from Serpent, this was a tricky but really enjoyable solve. Serpent sometimes has a theme or a nina in his puzzles, but we … Read more >>