Independent

Great fun from Serpent today who had us wrapped up in his devious coils quite a few times during the solve. We blogged three Serpent puzzles in a row in December and January … Read more >>

Dac occupies this Wednesday’s compiling slot – back where he belongs, one might say! I found this to be an enjoyable puzzle, not that challenging, which was just perfect for me on a … Read more >>

Raich seems to be appearing regularly again midweek.       I solved this one fairly steadily working down the grid. When I completed the grid, the top and bottom row of unchecked … Read more >>

Poins in the pulpit this Sunday, with a pleasing puzzle that took a bit of teasing out.       It took me a while to pin this one down (and there’s one … Read more >>

As the frost makes a welcome return a warming crossword from Nimrod? Maybe for warming read warning! Nimrod’s puzzles are always extreme and this one was no exception. A very fine balancing line … Read more >>

Phi day again! As usual, we enjoyed this Phi offering – in the middle of the range of difficulty we have come to expect from our Friday setter. There was only one word we … Read more >>

It has been a long time since I have blogged a puzzle by Morph and I had almost forgotten quite how much fun his puzzles can be. I found this to be towards … Read more >>

Tees has been appearing one, two or three times a month recently, at weekends as well as midweek.       There was an appropriate balance in the top and bottom row of … Read more >>

Eimi made a reappearance in the Indy last week, and now we see a Raich puzzle for the first time for a while in the daily Indy (he has been contributing to the … Read more >>

Thanks Hypnos, for an enjoyable crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Bachelor pulsating with energy in domestic garment? (8) BATHROBE : B(abbrev. for “bachelor”) + ATHROB(pulsating, as with your heart) … Read more >>

A pleasant puzzle from Hoskins, with maybe a slight twist?… I am fairly sure this is my first blog of a Hoskins puzzle…and maybe even my first solve…he seems to have been fairly … Read more >>

Phi has provided yet another Friday cruciverbal workout to ease us into the weekend. I found this one to be towards the harder end of the Phi spectrum in terms of difficulty and … Read more >>

It’s a bit like buses.  No blogging of Klingsor for a while, then I get both the January and February ones.  That’s fine!       There was only one word I didn’t … Read more >>