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This is my first blog since the Indy clocked up its 10,000th cryptic crossword puzzle yesterday. I remember the very first Indy crosswords back in the eighties, when I was first discovering the … Read more >>

Phi has brought this latest suite of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum, not least on account of a grid that … Read more >>

Radian has produced today’s puzzle for our cruciverbal stimulation. I haven’t spotted any theme in this puzzle, which I found to offer a medium-difficulty, enjoyable solve. Please let me now if I have … Read more >>

Today’s mid-week entertainment has been supplied by Gila, one of the newer Indy compilers. I found this to be a rather tough puzzle and I needed to work really hard to finish it. … Read more >>

Today’s slot is occupied by Hoskins, whose work I am becoming increasingly familiar with. Of the crosswords set by Hoskins that I have solved to date, I would place this in the middle … Read more >>

It’s Phi-day today, with our regular Friday compiler bringing this week’s set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I managed to solve and parse … Read more >>

Radian’s latest puzzle has been published today for our stimulation and entertainment. I notice that it uses a grid that was originally just a Telegraph grid, from what I can remember. Overall, I … Read more >>

Hypnos is occupying the mid-week slot this time, offering me just my second opportunity to solve and blog one of his puzzles. I found this a fairly straightforward but nonetheless entertaining solve. I … Read more >>

Wiglaf has produced today’s puzzle for our stimulation and entertainment. I found this puzzle to be at the harder end of the Indy spectrum, one that I had to chip away for quite … Read more >>

It is Phi-day again today and this week it has fallen to me to blog our Friday stalwart’s latest offering. I found this to be a relatively straightforward Phi puzzle and made steady … Read more >>

Filbert’s latest puzzle is the subject of my 400th blog, since my first write-up was published on this site on 1st December 2010. It is only the second time that it has fallen … Read more >>

Eccles, one of the more recent additions to the Indy compiling team, has produced this week’s Wednesday puzzle. I found this to be a highly entertaining crossword to solve, at the easier end … Read more >>

Anglio is occupying this week’s Thursday slot, offering me a first opportunity to blog one of his puzzles. I found this to be a fairly challenging puzzle to solve and quite an intricate … Read more >>

Phi’s latest puzzle graces the last of the mid-week slots for this week. I am currently in Helsinki in temperatures of around +30, but I have found a quiet and relatively cool corner … Read more >>

Vigo has provided us with today’s puzzle to entertain us on this summer’s day. I found this towards the easier end of the Indy difficulty spectrum, but I am not complaining, since I … Read more >>