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Serpent has provided today’s cruciverbal challenge, with what might be described as a semi-ghost theme. The entry at 17 reveals a (ghost) theme running through all of the across solutions, not just 20, … Read more >>

Phi has produced this Friday’s puzzle, as he does the puzzle on most Fridays. I actually found this crossword towards the harder end of the Phi spectrum, in that I really struggled with … Read more >>

Following the Bank Holiday, a colourful puzzle from Radian is exactly what I needed to get the working week off to a positive start. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, in … Read more >>

Dac’s latest puzzle has been supplied for our entertainment this Wednesday morning. I actually found this towards the harder end of the Dac spectrum, in that I got off to a flying start … Read more >>

Serpent’s latest cruciverbal challenge is occupying the Thursday slot this week. Compared with the last Serpent puzzle that I blogged on a Thursday about a month ago, I found this one a tad … Read more >>

Not surprisingly, Good Friday this year is also a Good Phi-day! Like another recent Phi puzzle, this grid also contains a large number of longer entries, all of which were across clues. As … Read more >>

Knut has produced this week’s Tuesday teaser, which I imagine had many of us reaching for our dictionaries! This was quite a workout and not just because I didn’t know most of the … Read more >>

Although it is the last Wednesday of the month, when we might expect a stand-in compiler for him, Dac is here nonetheless with his latest puzzle, fidèle au poste! I actually found this … Read more >>

Serpent has directed his cruciverbal venom at us this Thursday morning. How many of us had the antidote to it? I did have the antidote to it, although it took it quite some … Read more >>

As one might expect, Phi has brought this week’s series of mid-week puzzles to an end. What struck me about this puzzle was the uncharacteristically high number of long entries, which meant that … Read more >>

Scorpion has provided today’s cruciverbal workout, which I am blogging rather late in the day owing to circumstances beyond my control. I really enjoyed this puzzle, finding that I needed to chip away … Read more >>

Dac is where he belongs today, occupying the Wednesday slot. I found this one to be tougher than the average Dac crossword, not least because of the more unusual vocabulary chosen – both … Read more >>

Klingsor is occupying the Thursday slot this week. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which is pitched at exactly the right level for a mid-week solve, i.e. not to straightforward, but at the same … Read more >>

Today is Friday and thus Phi-day for the Indy crossword. I found this one towards the tougher end of the Phi spectrum and had to chip away at it for longer than I … Read more >>

Gila is occupying the Tuesday slot this week and is a compiler whose work I am fairly familiar with but which I have little experience of blogging. This puzzle turned out to be … Read more >>