Independent 10,338 by Wiglaf
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. It’s been an excellent week for Indy puzzles! Thanks to Wiglaf for this one. As is often the case I enjoyed the cheekier parts, … Read more >>
Kitty
Enigmatic Variations No. 1408: En Passant by Jaques
Hello everybody. I remembered very much enjoying the last Jaques puzzle I solved, so I started this one in a good frame of mind. Of course it is an EV, so things can … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,550 by Nitsy
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. Thanks to Nitsy for a puzzle which didn’t detain me unduly but entertained me greatly. There were a couple of instances where I had … Read more >>
Independent 10,308 by Wire
The puzzle can be found here. Hello again! Wire is here to entertain us this Saturday with a puzzle I thought had some very nice touches. Thanks Wire. I enjoyed the DISCUS … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1404: Lady by Vismut
Hi everybody. Thanks to Vismut for a puzzle which I found very tough, but which revealed at the end the story of a remarkable lady, one well worth reading about. The preamble … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1400: Title by Oxymoron
Hello everyone. I had never solved an Oxymoron puzzle before, and it was only when writing up the blog that I realised that thanks for this crossword are due to the late, great … Read more >>
Independent 10,278 by Serpent
The puzzle can be found here. Salutations, solvers, and a splendid Serpentine Saturday to you all. Some of these I found stiff in the parsing, although the solutions slipped in more readily … Read more >>
Financial Times 16,276 by Neo
The puzzle can be found here. Hello everyone. The regular blogger is away, and so I’ve jumped over the fence to explore the grounds of the FT. Thanks to Neo who struts … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,542 by Skinny
The puzzle can be found here. Hi all. Unless I somehow catnapped through an entire puzzle, this is Skinny’s second appearance in the Indy. Far from being the “difficult second puzzle” I … Read more >>
Independent 10,270 by Hob
Hello! Today’s puzzle is brought to you by the setter Hob and the blogger Kitty. Whatever the season, sunny days are here in crosswordland. After a bright start I slowed considerably and was … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1396: Up and Down and Round and Round by Ifor
Hi everyone. This week we have a puzzle from Ifor which I much enjoyed, finding it nicely chewy in the clueing and with an endgame that didn’t give up its secrets too easily. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,538 by Hypnos
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 >>
Independent 10,248 by Wire
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 >>
Independent on Sunday 1,536 by Peter
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 >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1392: Name That Tune by X-Type
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 >>