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Tees has produced our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment for this Wednesday. I actually found this to be a puzzle of two-halves: I made swift progress through the left-hand side of the grid, but then … Read more >>

Serpent has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment. I found this a challenging and highly entertaining serve, but I got there in the end, I think, both as a solver and as a blogger. It … Read more >>

Perhaps a tad surprisingly, Hob is occupying the Friday slot this week. Perhaps we have an anniversary puzzle in store … One or two of the clues suggest a Beatles theme, and indeed … Read more >>

Atrica, of whose work I have little experience to date, has provided us with a themed treat to delight us this Tuesday. My apologies for posting the blog so late. I found this … Read more >>

Tees is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot. I think that I am more used to encountering his work on other days of the week. I found this towards the easy end of the … Read more >>

Monk has supplied this week’s Thursday puzzle. It is indeed a long time since it has fallen to me to blog one of his teasers. I never ever seem to race through a … Read more >>

Phi has provided a challenging puzzle for our Good Friday entertainment. Phi definitely had the last (and second to last) laugh on me today, since I almost drew a blank in the NE … Read more >>

This is the first time that I have come across Dill’s work, and a quick search of 15² reveals that this may well be his first appearance in the daily Independent after having … Read more >>

Wire has produced a puzzle to take our minds off the lockdown this Wednesday. I was certainly grateful for a break from all the various news broadcasts, however important those clearly are. I … Read more >>

I am late again this week, for which I apologise – we are living in unprecedented times and I have had a number of practical, real-life problems to sort out today. With everything … Read more >>

My apologies for the late posting of this blog, owing to urgent family circumstances. As is customary, Phi brings this working week to a close with his latest puzzle. Not for the first … Read more >>

Vigo has provided today’s puzzle for our intellectual stimulation. Tuesday’s puzzle normally includes a theme, but if there is one today, it has eluded me. I found this puzzle to be towards the … Read more >>

Somewhat unusually, Punk is occupying the Wednesday slot this week. Whatever the reason for it, it was a pleasant surprise to discover one of his puzzles, since I haven’t had the pleasure of … Read more >>

Knut has served up a cruciverbal delight for our delectation this Thursday in mid-February. It has been a while since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Knut, and on … Read more >>

Phi has brought this week’s suite of midweek puzzles to an end. I found this to be a medium-difficult puzzle, through which I made steady progress before grinding to a halt in the … Read more >>