flashling

Reincarnated blogger. I’m now 62 and sadly recently made redundant. Started doing cryptics whilst living in Oxford (despite being a Cambridge man) in about 1988 when I started buying the Independent which I’ve done pretty much every day since. Flirted with the Guardian and Times but prefer the Indy. I’m not an overly fast solver, preferring to savour rather rush through it. Away from crosswords I used to do professional firework displays as a part time job/hobby but it's best left now to younger fitter folks.

Everyman 3,654

Sun October 23, 2016 at 12:48 pm by flashling

Apologies for the delay, not sure what I did with the earlier write up.

Independent 9,363 by Eccles

Fri October 21, 2016 at 3:23 pmMon October 17, 2016 at 7:53 am by flashling

Another new for me setter but the debut was back in early September

Independent 9,345 by Peter

Mon September 26, 2016 at 8:03 am by flashling

Another new setter for me, but not a debut for Peter.

Independent 9,327 by Hob

Mon September 5, 2016 at 8:25 am by flashling

Take aim, fire!

Everyman 3,646

Sun August 28, 2016 at 2:30 am by flashling

Sunday afternoon and Everyman in the pub after reading the Observer.

Independent 9,309 by S.PARK

Mon August 15, 2016 at 10:50 amMon August 15, 2016 at 8:33 am by flashling

Second time out for the setter. I suspected it was a new setter but Gaufrid blogged one back in May.

Everyman 3,642

Sun July 31, 2016 at 2:12 am by flashling

It’s Sunday, it’s Everyman. It’s what we expect.

Independent 9,291 by Knut

Mon July 25, 2016 at 8:45 am by flashling

Knut has left me feeling like singing the blues today…

Independent 9,273 by Wiglaf

Mon July 4, 2016 at 8:30 am by flashling

Monday again and my second Wiglaf in his third Daily Indy crossword.

Everyman 3,638

Sun July 3, 2016 at 1:24 am by flashling

Not much to say other than here’s this week’s Everyman

Independent 9,255 by Hoskins

Mon June 13, 2016 at 8:08 am by flashling

Relative new boy Hoskins returns with a bit of sauce…

Everyman 3,634

Sun June 5, 2016 at 1:00 am by flashling

Maybe a post-holiday malaise but I made heavy weather of this.

Everyman 3,630

Mon May 9, 2016 at 10:19 amSun May 8, 2016 at 1:16 am by flashling

It’s a May Day puzzle, but no need for alarms or SOS here

Independent 9,219 by Lohengrin

Mon May 2, 2016 at 8:37 am by flashling

A Bank Holiday special today.

Independent 9,201 by Eimi

Mon April 11, 2016 at 4:29 pmMon April 11, 2016 at 7:59 am by flashling

Long time no see from the editor.