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Very difficult puzzle, solving time 70 mins.    Some excellent clues, some very intricate wordplay and a seasonal theme. * = anagram  < = reversed ACROSS 1 TWO-STAR    (owt)<    Star guiding to BETHLEHEM (7 … Read more >>

Puzzle with many seasonal references, solving time, 21 mins. * = anagram   < = reversed ACROSS 1  STABLE    Double definition, ref Nativity 4 HAMPER   Double definition 10 DRA (PER) Y     rep< 11 EM … Read more >>

A puzzle which I found a mixture of very easy and quite difficult clues, solving time 30 mins.   Great stuff as always from Dac. * = anagram  < = reversed ACROSS 1 RESIGNED     … Read more >>

No Phi today, maybe he’ll feature on Saturday  this week.    Instead what I found quite a tough puzzle from Morph esp SE corner.      I failed on 24 across, which I understand … Read more >>

Solving time, 18 mins * = anagram  < = reversed ACROSS 7 A L (L ERG) IST 9 ASS ET    silly (noun) 11 DEVONSHIRE CREAM  (over merchandise)* 12 PURL(O)IN 13 ILL EG AL(Capone) … Read more >>

Thursday is usually the toughest midweek day in the Indy.   This was hard, but not exceptionally so, 35 mins.    Top half easier than bottom half.   Very enjoyable puzzle with some intricate wordplay and … Read more >>

Pleasing puzzle as always, not too difficult, solving time, 18 mins * = anagram    < = reversed ACROSS 6 OP (little work) U (university) LENT (austere time)       Definition: rich 8 BA (TT IN) … Read more >>

I found this quite an easy puzzle, solving time 13 mins. * = anagram  < = reversed ACROSS 1 B (O OK) ENDS 6 P ARK 9 E (D WIN) A 10 AMOROUS     … Read more >>

Solving time, 21 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 CROTCH ETY  (yet)* 9 ON PAPER  (Propane)* 10 A PO (CO) PE    Omission of final sound of a word 11 P (HEN) OLice 12 … Read more >>

Enjoyable puzzle as always, solving time, 25 mins * = anagram 6 BEDSORE    Said bore (Spoonerism) 7 OUT POST 10 ROLLNECK SWEATER   (Let cleaners work)* 11 S(second) ENTRY 12 RE BUFFS 14 SO … Read more >>

Solving time,  18 mins.     Excellent, as ever, from Dac. * = anagram  < = reversed ACROSS 1 HO SEA(of Galilee)    Prophet from the Bible 4 WADES INTO   ad = notice in (townies)* 9 … Read more >>

Extremely enjoyable puzzle from Nestor, not too difficult, with the 4 14-letter entries yielding reasonably quickly.   Solving time, 21 mins.      And as always I find with Nestor, fresh approaches to clueing. * … Read more >>

Solving time, 15 mins, so I found it fairly easy. * = anagram     <  = reversed ACROSS 1 CHAP(ters)      This was my last entry 3 A Fellow FAIR 7 GRAP(e) HIC 9 CHOW … Read more >>

Solving time, 18 mins. * = anagram   < = reversed ACROSS 5 S (PARR)OWS 7 Itch A MB I(1)      Feet of  a line of poetry 11 H ONE STY 12 AMEN pleaseD ED … Read more >>

Extremely impressive by Nimrod.    Fitting about a dozen examples of the themed answer LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE into the grid.    Made very little progress till I worked out that thematic answer after about 20 … Read more >>