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Eccles is in the Wednesday slot this week, where we are accustomed to seeing him. I found this to be a highly enjoyable medium-difficulty puzzle, with fair, crisp wordplay throughout. Eccles did have … Read more >>

Vigo is occupying the Thursday slot this week, using a grid that accommodates as many as eight 4-letter entries. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle on the Indy scale. In the … Read more >>

Phi has once again supplied the Friday puzzle – no surprises there! I found this to be of medium difficulty overall and made steady progress throughout. In the end, I was left with … Read more >>

Wiglaf has given us quite a workout this morning with his puzzle on an old but rarely used grid. I think that I have managed to solve and parse everything to my satisfaction, … Read more >>

Eccles has provided today’s mid-week challenge, and for me at least, it really was a challenge. I found this to be a fairly easy puzzle to start, but a very difficult one to … Read more >>

Mev has provided today’s teaser to keep the old brain ticking over on this cold winter’s day. I found this to be towards the hard end of the Indy spectrum in terms of … Read more >>

Phi appears to have started the new year as he means to go on, occupying his customary Friday slot. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum in … Read more >>

Filbert is occupying the first Tuesday slot of 2024, with a puzzle that has provided me with a lot to get my teeth into. Tuesday is theme day, and many of the clues … Read more >>

Eccles has provided our first regular puzzle following the Christmas bank holiday with its cornucopia of festive crosswords. And if you have somewhat lost your bearings over the last few days owing to … Read more >>

Bluth has set today’s cruciverbal challenge, on a more unusual grid that accommodates a wide variety of word lengths. The fact that the solutions to the perimeter clues are divided between two grid … Read more >>

Phi, our usual Friday setter, is occupying “his” slot this week too. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I ground to a halt with the … Read more >>

Knut has provided us with a very topical crossword for our entertainment this Tuesday. This puzzle must have been set fairly recently, since there are numerous references to the (now ex-) UK home … Read more >>

Tees is filling the mid-week slot this week. It is a good long while since it last fell to me to blog a puzzle by this setter. For me, this was a puzzle … Read more >>

Bluth has provided us with a real cruciverbal treat this Thursday. This was an unusual grid that accommodated a large number of clues with a wide variety of word lengths and as many … Read more >>

Phi has brought the latest suite of mid-week puzzles to an end, as is customary for him. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle by Phi and Indy standards. I think that … Read more >>