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We expected a Phi puzzle today but were more than happy to see a different name  – the last time we blogged a Monk puzzle was back in October. There were a few … Read more >>

When it comes to blogging there are certain setters that you know are going to cause you problems even before you’ve started solving the puzzle. Joyce was therefore very relieved when Bert offered … Read more >>

It’s been almost six months since we last blogged a Radian puzzle – and this was worth waiting for. We found there were one or two rather unusual words to cause some head-scratching, … Read more >>

What can we say? It’s the beginning of the month so it’s Dac again with another of his excellent puzzles with their trade-mark great surfaces.   We found this fairly straightforward. We had not … Read more >>

We found the top half of this puzzle much easier than the bottom.   This wasn’t helped by us entering DRAGOON for 30ac. Yes, we knew we couldn’t parse it but we thought … Read more >>

The honour of blogging the last weekday, dead-tree Indy cryptic puzzle falls to us on this rather sad day. Although the future of the daily cryptic seems reasonably secure in the online version … Read more >>

An enjoyable puzzle from Morph this week with some delightful surface readings. We were also very impressed by 17ac.   However,  we couldn’t help feeling slightly disappointed because we had expected to find … Read more >>

Well, Hob puzzles seem to be a bit like buses for us – we waited for nearly a year and then two come along within a few weeks of each other. As we … Read more >>

Well, it’s not Dac today (and it’s not the last Wednesday in the month). Is the Indy trying to get us used to changes in routine before going digital? This was an enjoyable … Read more >>

As expected we enjoyed this puzzle from Punk.   There are quite a few proper nouns among the entries, but we don’t think there’s a connection between them. All good fun, with only … Read more >>

Another great Phi-day puzzle, and one that we found a bit trickier than usual. As it’s Phi, we’re sure there is a theme, but we haven’t been able to find it yet. There … Read more >>

We enjoyed this Crosophile puzzle – some very neat clues and nothing too tricky, despite one or two rather unusual words. There’s a hopeful niña across the top and bottom of the grid, … Read more >>

It’s been nearly a year since we last blogged a Hob puzzle, so we were really looking forward to a treat. Unfortunately, we were initially somewhat disappointed by the seemingly ‘normal’ puzzle. However, … Read more >>

Another Wednesday and another excellent Dac puzzle. As always, smooth surfaces and straightforward clues. Not too difficult, but a great pleasure to solve and blog. We’re away from home this week with a … Read more >>

We were really excited by the prospect of a Donk puzzle today, but although we enjoyed the solve we had hoped for more  of his ‘risqué’ clues which usually raise a smile in … Read more >>