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Kitty

I blog some of the weekend Independent and Enigmatic Variations puzzles here on 225, and Quick Cryptic and Jumbo cryptics on Times for The Times. Not a frequent commenter at the moment, because of work and life, but I hope to be back one day.

Independent on Sunday 1,574 by Hoskins

April 26, 2020 at 10:53 amApril 26, 2020 at 10:19 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.

 

Hi all, I hope you are well.  Unlimited thanks to the ghastly twerp Hoskins for today’s 5d entertainment.

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Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,457 by Hob

April 18, 2020 at 10:20 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello everyone.  I hope you and your loved ones are well.  I found this very much on the gentle side for Hob, but beautifully clued – … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1428: Vow by Skylark

May 3, 2020 at 2:37 pmApril 11, 2020 at 12:05 am by Kitty

Hello all.  I hope that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and sane and are able to enjoy the Easter weekend.  Thanks for this enjoyable puzzle go to Skylark, a new … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 4 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,570 by Skinny

March 29, 2020 at 12:31 pmMarch 29, 2020 at 10:37 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello everyone.  Before I head to the crossword, I would like to express my gratitude to those too busy to read this, those busy working to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,427 by Nimrod

March 14, 2020 at 10:34 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello, and happy Pi Day. I found this more accessible than most Nimrod puzzles and made good early progress in the NW and SE corners.  Some … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1424: Lending a Hand by Kcit

March 14, 2020 at 8:35 amMarch 14, 2020 at 12:10 am by Kitty

Hi everyone.  I hope you are well.  Thanks to Kcit for an enjoyable puzzle which certainly had someThing about it.   The preamble reads: The five five-letter across entries in order are the … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 4 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,566 by Loglady

March 1, 2020 at 8:22 pmMarch 1, 2020 at 10:44 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi all.  I very much enjoyed this puzzle although there is one clue I don’t understand needed help with – thanks to Rabbit Dave and NeilW.  … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1420: Trisector by Eclogue

February 16, 2020 at 9:57 amFebruary 15, 2020 at 12:07 am by Kitty

Hello all. Thanks to Eclogue, the STREET, or perhaps TESTER, of this puzzle.   The preamble reads: In the completed grid for TRISECTOR, solvers must highlight a writer and the associated thematic pseudonym, … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 3 Comments

Independent 10,397 by Wiglaf

February 8, 2020 at 10:22 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello and happy Saturday.  Thanks to Wiglaf for today’s crossed words, of which my favourite is of course CANOODLE (4d).  I also liked the inclusion of an … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,562 by Flitwick

February 2, 2020 at 10:12 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello all.  On a pleasingly palindromic date we have perfect Sunday fare from Flitwick, of which I particularly enjoyed FATHOM.  I also noted the simple but very … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1416: January Reductions by Vismut

January 18, 2020 at 11:28 amJanuary 18, 2020 at 12:49 am by Kitty

Hi everyone.  Well, this was a very different experience to the last Vismut puzzle I solved.  Based on that I had been expecting a bit of a struggle, but this one yielded readily … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 9 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,558 by Peter

May 24, 2020 at 10:31 amJanuary 5, 2020 at 10:11 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hi all.  A bit of an education for me today although not one which detained me past morning break.  I needed to unscramble a few unknown words … Read more >>

Categories Independent 3 Comments

Independent 10,367 by Wiglaf

January 5, 2020 at 10:19 amJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:23 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello and Happy New Year.  I hope you enjoyed the festive period whether or not you spent it in festive fashion (I did and didn’t, respectively) and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1412: Line of Flight by Hedge-sparrow

December 21, 2019 at 12:03 am by Kitty

Hello! As this is my last blog before a certain festival (and of the year), I would like to wish you all the very best for the season and for the year ahead. … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 2 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,554 by Silvanus

December 8, 2019 at 4:01 pmDecember 8, 2019 at 12:47 pm by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi everyone.  Thanks to Silvanus for today’s entertainment, and apologies for this blog being a little later than usual.  I slept in after a very long … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments
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