I think this is my fourth Saturday Indy Dalibor blog, spread out over the past couple of years, and the previous three all had Ninas/themes, one of which I failed to spot! Will there be one here?…and if so, will I spot it?…
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Enigmatic Variations No. 1491: Pioneer by Wickball
I blogged Wickball’s most recent EV – EV 1439, back in the depths of the first lockdown – which I introduced as ‘A pretty complicated preamble, and a pretty complicated solve…‘, sentiments I feel the need to repeat here!
Cyclops 704 – Regimental Quarantine
Some typical fun and games from Cyclops this fortnight…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1487: Difference by Chalicea
Chalicea presents us with a poetic theme in DIFFERENCE. Poetry has never really been my thing, but I’ve now had two in a row, after EV 1483 – and this one is bound to be equally educational for me!…
Cyclops 702 – Gigantic Hiccup
After the excitement of Cyclops’ 700th puzzle, and the wrinkly/crinkly dichotomy of 701, we are back to the ‘new normal’ with this issue’s puzzle…
Independent 10,798 by Alchemi (Saturday Puzzle 22 May 2021)
I think this is only my second blog of an Alchemi Indy puzzle, the other one being 8853 back in 2015 – when the Indy was a paper paper and the Saturday puzzle was a prize one…and Corona was just a brand of Mexican beer…ahhh…such happy, innocent, carefree days…
Guardian Genius 214 by Puck
I think this is the fourth Puck Genius that I have blogged, from Genius 136 way back in Nov 2014, through 160 and 190, approximately every two-and-a-bit years. Always a pleasure to ‘shake hands with an old face’, as my grandfather used to say!
Enigmatic Variations No. 1483: Mixed Feelings by Stick Insect
The first thing that struck me about this puzzle was the tiny font of the clue numbers in the grid! Just about at the limits of my already-aided eyesight – I suspect some solvers may have struggled to make them out? The second was the 12 x 14 grid…a rare-ish shape…and thirdly the asymmetry of some bars – both maybe suggestive of adaptations to fit in some elaborate thematic material? Will I have MIXED FEELINGS about this puzzle?…
Cyclops 700 – Crossword Fiend
I also had the pleasure/honour of blogging the last ‘milestone’ Cyclops – no. 600 – nearly four years, or ‘a Trump’, ago. My how time flies…and congratulations to Cyclops for extending his longevity even further!
Independent 10,768 by Tyrus (Saturday Puzzle 17 April 2021)
A nice straight-forward solve from Tyrus today…or is there more than meets the eye?…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1479: Transmutations by Wan
As far as I can tell, this is Wan’s first EV since 2013 (although there have been a few IQs in between), so welcome back! Chambers has various chemical, nuclear-physical, biological and alchemical definitions for TRANSMUTATIONS…let us see what ‘trans’pires…
Cyclops 698 – Leafy Elegance
Some classic Cyclops-ean smuttery and establishment-targeting in the clue readings, with some recent and more distant references…
Independent 10,738 by Morph (Saturday Puzzle 13 March 2021)
Lots of fun and some clever clueing from Morph today…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1475: A Donation by Vismut
Vismut has presented a jigsaw for us this week, with ‘A DONATION’…
Cyclops 696 – Istanbul Butcher
A tougher than usual puzzle from Cyclops this fortnight, at least for your correspondent…