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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 1,538 by Hypnos

August 18, 2019 at 10:46 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello again!  Once every 20 weeks, My Saturday and Sunday Indy blogs fall on the same weekend.  20 weeks ago we had a Hypnos IoS puzzle … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,248 by Wire

August 17, 2019 at 11:30 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello, fellow solvers, and happy weekend.  Thanks to Wire for a very enjoyable puzzle, in which my favourite clue is probably that for CUTIE-PIE.  I also … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,536 by Peter

August 4, 2019 at 11:37 amAugust 4, 2019 at 11:00 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi all.  Scchua is away, so I have the pleasure today.  Thanks to Peter for another enjoyable puzzle in which my favourite clues were ADOBE, MERMAN … Read more >>

Categories Independent 3 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1392: Name That Tune by X-Type

August 3, 2019 at 1:13 amAugust 3, 2019 at 12:17 am by Kitty

Hello everyone.  I was happy to see a puzzle from a Jaguar (even if this one isn’t one of my cousins!).  For me it was very much at the easier end of the … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 5 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,534 by Nimrod

July 21, 2019 at 10:21 pmJuly 21, 2019 at 11:30 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello!  Well, what a surprise to see Nimrod on a Sunday.  I suppose now that Phiday is anyday, anything can happen.  No complaints from me: I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,218 by Tyrus

July 13, 2019 at 4:47 pmJuly 13, 2019 at 11:00 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi everyone.  I hope you’re having a good weekend. Thanks to Tyrus for today’s puzzling fun.  I was expecting a real challenge, but in the event, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1388: The End by Stick Insect

July 6, 2019 at 12:09 am by Kitty

Warm greetings to you all from a sunny London, where I have landed myself in comfortable air-conditioned lodgings for a long weekend.  Purr! Stick Insect has relatively recently added blocked puzzles to his … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 5 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,530 by Silvanus

June 23, 2019 at 10:30 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here. Hello all.  Today we have an enjoyable puzzle from Silvanus.  It’s also a pangram, not that I noticed until just now.  Thanks Silvanus!   Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 10,188 by Serpent

June 8, 2019 at 10:35 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello and happy weekend!  I was thrilled to get the opportunity to blog a Serpent puzzle, but found this one a real toughie.  One of those … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1384: Handover by Samuel

June 8, 2019 at 12:03 am by Kitty

Hello everyone.  Another fun puzzle from Samuel, which I found to be one of the gentler EVs that I’ve done, but with plenty of entertainment value.   The preamble reads: In HANDOVER, all … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 2 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,526 by Peter

May 26, 2019 at 10:07 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello everyone — I hope you are enjoying this bank holiday weekend.  Thanks to Peter who has provided us with an enjoyable puzzle.  Thanks also to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1380: Vacation by Harribobs

May 11, 2019 at 9:00 pmMay 11, 2019 at 1:25 pm by Kitty

Hi everyone.  I’d never solved a Harribobs puzzle before, but had heard the name and was expecting great things.   The preamble reads: Across clues, down clues, and answers all have references to … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 2 Comments

Independent 10,158 by Filbert

May 4, 2019 at 9:49 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello, and Happy Star Wars Day!  I thought this was a hard nut to crack, but super.  Expecting a challenge from Filbert, I was pleased to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,522 by Kairos

April 28, 2019 at 10:01 am by Kitty

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi all.  Thanks to Kairos for today’s very enjoyable puzzle, with a bit more of a sciencey flavour than usual which I appreciated.  My favourite clue … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1376: Rock Solid by Jaques

April 13, 2019 at 3:13 pmApril 13, 2019 at 11:52 am by Kitty

Hi everybody.  I hope you are having a rocking Saturday!   The preamble reads: Clues are given in alphabetic order of their answers.  Most clues, whose answers must be entered where they will fit, … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 2 Comments
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