Independent

Tees has provided today’s cruciverbal pursuits, occupying what is traditionally Dac’s Wednesday slot. I found this quite a stiff challenge despite having got off to a flying start. The second half of the … Read more >>

A Hoskins puzzle today in the style we expect from this setter       There were a few words that are not in my everyday vocabulary but nothing particularly un usual.  I haven’t … Read more >>

Poins normally appears once a month in the IoS. In August we met on the windswept street corner on the rough side of town that is the Fifteensquared blog, and we meet again … Read more >>

This was a absolutely beautiful puzzle to solve. Not only does it have a highly interesting “chain” of 4 answers, but it is also a pangram! I suspected it was a pangram early … Read more >>

It’s very rare that we don’t enjoy a Phi-day puzzle at the end of the week and this was no exception.   We are convinced that there must be a theme as there … Read more >>

Wiglaf is occupying the Thursday slot this week, and it is a while since it has fallen to me to blog one of his puzzles. That said, I found this one probably easier … Read more >>

A good commuter’s puzzle from Eccles today       Well, what I mean is that it’s a puzzle that many solvers will be able to finish in under an hour.  There aren’t … Read more >>

A themed and cross-referenced puzzle for the Monday Indy slot? What’s occurring?         Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>

Clever and amusing clue surfaces from the setter. Thanks to Hoskins Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 What one may do on a sunbed: turn sort of orange? (5) TANGO : … Read more >>

As I exchange the open roads of Australia for congested roads of the UK, albeit with the occasional snake, it’s time for  another offering from Serpent – whose puzzles I am beginning to … Read more >>

The first puzzle of this new month has been provided by Phi, occupying his usual Friday slot. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, with not that many write-ins to get … Read more >>

Klingsor provided great fun and enjoyment today.       Well he did for me anyway.  This was my kind of cluing with a lot of component parts for some of the entries. … Read more >>