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Leedsclimber

My earliest memory of doing a crossword was sitting in a bench shelter on Hastings sea front with my dad. After that there was quite a gap until I started dabbling with the Sunday Times cryptic about 20 years ago. Back then my best time for completion could (only) be measured in days. Thankfully a bit better these days.

Independent No. 11,967 by Wiglaf

Sun February 16, 2025 at 6:39 pmSat February 15, 2025 at 8:36 am by Leedsclimber

Good morning everyone

Solving this grid from Wiglaf and publishing the blog has provided me with a very welcome mental holiday from house moving admin, so I’m doubly grateful for the respite as well as the challenge

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Independent on Sunday No. 1820 by Filbert

Sun January 12, 2025 at 8:30 am by Leedsclimber

Good morning everyone.

Do not adjust your set; it’s a double helping of me this weekend. Unless you’ve just woken up to the sound of “I got you babe“, in which case it’s Saturday and you’ve got bigger issues to worry about.

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Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent No. 11,937 by Tyrus

Sat January 11, 2025 at 8:30 am by Leedsclimber

A grid from Tyrus to fire up a cold weekend.

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Independent No. 11,907 by Quince

Sat December 7, 2024 at 8:30 am by Leedsclimber

Hello everyone….a grid from Quince to solve today.

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Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent cryptic No. 11,877 by Methuselah

Sat November 2, 2024 at 9:00 am by Leedsclimber

Good morning fellow solvers

A themed grid from Methuselah, with working out the theme arguably more fiendish than the crossword itself. Never have I been more grateful to be part of the Indy blogging team, who have the pleasure of receiving these a bit in advance of publication!

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Categories Independent 13 Comments

Guardian cryptic No. 29,522 by Yank

Thu October 24, 2024 at 12:13 pmThu October 24, 2024 at 9:09 am by Leedsclimber

Good morning Guardian solvers. I’m being allowed to come over from the Indy dark side on another guest spot, so I guess my last one wasn’t so heinous.

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Independent No. 11,847 by Rodriguez

Sat September 28, 2024 at 9:44 am by Leedsclimber

Good morning Indy solvers. A relatively pleasurable stroll today courtesy of Rodriguez.

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Independent No. 11,817 by Methuselah

Sat August 24, 2024 at 8:00 am by Leedsclimber

Guten morgen, meine freunde. Ich bin in Munchen am Urlaub*. Ok, enough showing off, I have a Methuselah grid to blog before going off in search of more cultural highlights, the best of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent No.11,787 by Punk

Sat July 20, 2024 at 8:00 am by Leedsclimber

Today’s grid is supplied by Punk.

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Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent No: 11,757 by Tyrus

Sat June 15, 2024 at 4:01 pmSat June 15, 2024 at 8:33 am by Leedsclimber

Happy Saturday everyone!

A grid from Tyrus for our pleasure today.

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Categories Independent 32 Comments

Independent No. 11,727 by Bluth

Mon May 13, 2024 at 6:00 pmSat May 11, 2024 at 8:30 am by Leedsclimber

Morning everyone, and happy Saturday

My third outing blogging a grid by Bluth, who is normally a setter I enjoy solving with their gentle style and clever clue constructions.

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Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent No. 11,697 by Bluebird

Sat April 6, 2024 at 8:53 amSat April 6, 2024 at 7:57 am by Leedsclimber

My first blog of a Bluebird grid today.

I found this enjoyable as it was straightforward, perhaps to the point of being “workaday” (in the nicest possible way).

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Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent No. 11,667 by Bluth

Sat March 2, 2024 at 9:15 amSat March 2, 2024 at 8:30 am by Leedsclimber

What an absolute treat we’ve all had from Bluth today. Normally I expect some cruciverbal flair from this setter but this was an absolute pleasure. The grid fell relatively easily, with so many … Read more >>

Categories Independent 22 Comments

Independent No. 11,637 by Knut

Sat January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am by Leedsclimber

Morning everyone A pleasant and straightforward offering from Knut today, with only a couple of visits to the online reference sources necessary to complete. Favourite was 17 across for the band reference, and I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Guardian Prize crossword No. 29,261 by Maskarade – solution

Sat January 6, 2024 at 12:50 pmThu January 4, 2024 at 11:59 pm by Leedsclimber

“Time flies when you’re having fun”, or so I’m lead to believe. It’s been a whole year since my first outing as a 225 blogger. And what a year it’s been! Thank you … Read more >>

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