Independent

Klingsor is occupying the Thursday slot this week. It tends to be on a Thursday that I encounter his work. I found this puzzle to be accessible and entertaining in equal measure. Klingsor … Read more >>

Tees fills the Wednesday slot this week.       Last week Tees filled the Thursday slot when I was the blogger.  I am very happy to blog another Tees offering.  We had … Read more >>

Thank you to Alchemi. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Put an end to child holding on to rubbish elephant’s head (8) KIBOSHED : KID(a child) containing(holding on to) [ BOSH(rubbish/nonsense) … Read more >>

The puzzle is available here.   Hello everyone.  A puzzle from one of my very favourite setters was just what I needed after a long, hard week at work.  My impression of this … Read more >>

In time-honoured tradition, Phi has brought this week’s set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum and made steady progress through … Read more >>

Tees is currently one of the most prolific setters of Independent cryptics.       There was a clear theme today, but in relation to a subject I know very little about.  However, … Read more >>

A thoroughly enjoyable romp around the latest political shenanigans with Bluth. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved it; and will warn you here that once Bluth had started to put the … Read more >>

First time in a Saturday slot for Italicus who is more usually, though rarely, seen on a Monday.  So I was expecting something a little less tricky than what I found. I can’t … Read more >>

It’s Friday, so not surprisingly, the Independent puzzle is set by Phi       I liked the surfaces of the clues for RADICALISM (11 across) because of its relevance to the entry, … Read more >>