Independent

Radian’s latest puzzle awaited solvers on this rather windy Tuesday morning, windy at least for those of us living in the north of England. I enjoyed what turned out to be a medium-difficulty … Read more >>

Silvanus made his debut in the Indy in March of this year and has been contributing roughly one crossword a month since. I blogged his debut, and enjoyed it; I liked this one … Read more >>

It’s never a chore to draw a Hoskins on blogging day. Great stuff here as expected, and there’s very little I can add. Paced exactly right for a Sunday, with a handful of … Read more >>

There is usually something interesting in a Serpent grid. This time, it seemed like it was was just a bunch of quite tricky clues … … I only got 5 in after the … Read more >>

Some computer problems today, which caused me to do the blog in the old way. Not the usual nice layout with bells and whistles, but you should be able to see what’s going … Read more >>

A good challenge from Tees today     There was a certain amount of General Knowledge needed for this – nothing too obscure though, and all gettable from the wordplay and /or crossing … Read more >>

Hob is occupying the Wednesday slot this week in what we usually consider to be Doc’s spiritual home. Although you could almost solve this puzzle without realising it, this puzzle marks an occasion … Read more >>

Poins can be tricky for the IoS slot, and I certainly found this one challenging.     Plenty of clues: 32 if I have counted correctly, which must be the maximum number you … Read more >>

Seems ages since I have seen a puzzle from Anax. As the temperature starts to fall it should provide a pleasant accompaniment to the first sounds of the central heating emerging from its … Read more >>

Another week goes by – we cannot believe how quickly it’s Friday again and we have another Phi puzzle to solve.   We made steady progress with this one until we were left … Read more >>

It is Gila’s turn to occupy the Thursday slot this week, with a real tour-de-force of a themed puzzle. This puzzle must have taken Gila an age to compile, and I hope that … Read more >>