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eXternal takes the mid-week slot this week – an enjoyable, fairly straightforward solve.   There are no particularly unusual words in the grid and all the definitions and wordplay are clear enough – … Read more >>

As expected, a fairly tough challenge from Klingsor today.   Having said that, when we came to write up the blog, we wondered why we had any problems – all the clues are … Read more >>

Phi-day again, and the usual excellent puzzle.   Lots to enjoy, but we just cannot figure out 22ac – there’s only one word that fits, and there’s a straightforward definition, but how on … Read more >>

A great Saturday challenge from Serpent today.   As we have come to expect, some excellent surfaces and crafty misdirections and no unusual words. We have a small niggle with 5d, but otherwise … Read more >>

We were very pleased to see that we had a Hoskins to blog this week. We normally have a smile or a laugh during the solve and this was no exception. However, we … Read more >>

Punk fills the Wednesday slot this week – and it’s nearly a year since we had the pleasure of blogging one of his puzzles.   This lived up to our expectations – with … Read more >>

A good challenge from Tees today     There was a certain amount of General Knowledge needed for this – nothing too obscure though, and all gettable from the wordplay and /or crossing … Read more >>

Another week goes by – we cannot believe how quickly it’s Friday again and we have another Phi puzzle to solve.   We made steady progress with this one until we were left … Read more >>

This our first blog of a Maize puzzle, and we hope it won’t be our last!   We really enjoyed this – some original clueing and ‘interesting’ definitions, with a few relatively easy … Read more >>

A Saturday Nimrod – enough to send a shiver up your spine!   As expected there are a couple which we need some help with. We were struggling towards the end and as … Read more >>

Hypnos occupies the mid-week slot this week – he’s been setting for the Indy for almost 10 years now, but mainly on Sundays – this is only our 2nd blog of one of … Read more >>

It’s very rare that we don’t enjoy a Phi-day puzzle at the end of the week and this was no exception.   We are convinced that there must be a theme as there … Read more >>

This is Quaiteaux’ 2nd puzzle this year, a welcome return after a gap of eighteen months or so from her previous offerings.   We think Quaiteaux must be from the same era as … Read more >>

This is the first Gila puzzle we have blogged, although we have enjoyed all the previous offerings, including the Inquisitors. This was an interesting puzzle, but we have a couple of queries on … Read more >>

This turned out to be an easier solve than we had expected, given Anax’s reputation, and the fact that it’s a Saturday puzzle. We were however held up by a few unusual words … Read more >>