It’s been 2 years since I last blogged an Alchemi and this I found rather tricky in places
Independent
Independent 1,423 by Poins
Nice and varied, not too hard or easy, just right for a Sunday. Thank you Poins.
Independent 9,560 by Wiglaf
I believe this is the first time I’ve blogged a Wiglaf puzzle. It was a good one, though I’ll admit I struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar setter’s style in this case, and … Read more >>
Independent 9559 / Phi
As with most Fridays we have a puzzle from Phi There is a theme linking some of the entries in the grid – BLACK CHAIR (1 across; 29 across), SPECIALIST … Read more >>
Independent 9,558 by Serpent
An excellent crossword from Serpent today. It was tough — for me, at any rate — but well worth struggling with, for there were some very good clues and the whole thing hung together nicely. I particularly enjoyed 2dn.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Independent 9557 / Silvanus
Silvanus taskes over the mid-week slot today – this is his third Indy puzzle and the first for us to blog. We found it as enjoyable as the previous two offerings – … Read more >>
Independent 9,556 / Radian
Radian has provided today’s puzzle, to take (guide?) us into the working week following the bank holiday. I actually found this to be quite a tough puzzle, one that needed to be chipped … Read more >>
Independent 9,555 by Knut
A highly political puzzle with some great clues.
Independent on Sunday 1,422 by Hoskins
Hoskins is always good fun on a Sunday, and this week was no exception. Things generally fell into place quite swiftly for me. Favourite moments included rather fun, misleading definition “Exercise restraint!” at … Read more >>
Independent 9554 Klingsor
The Saturday schedule and the blogging cycle is aligned! I get Klingsor again same as I did at his last Saturday outing, which is no bad thing. This time, solving started as before … Read more >>
Independent 9,553 by Phi
The usual experience with Phi: clues whose answer is not always obvious, yet after solving one wonders where the problem lay. There are no clues here where I am asking for help in the parsing (which is not to say that all will be perfectly correct. It seldom is).
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Independent 9552 / Tees
A fairly straightforward puzzle from Tees today – is Thursday no longer the ‘toughie’ day in the Indy? We didn’t notice it when solving, but we realised when writing up the blog … Read more >>
Independent 9,551 / Dac
Dac has contributed another of his regular Wednesday puzzles today. Overall, I found this towards the easy end of the Dac spectrum, but no less enjoyable for that. The clue that took me … Read more >>
Independent 9550 / Morph
Morph has clearly flagged up a theme with all the references in italics in the clues. The theme though is completely irrelevant to all but one of the clues. I … Read more >>
Independent 9549/Beet
Yet another new setter in the Indy, and in my opinion a good debut puzzle. One or two I have struggled to parse, but I’m sure help will be forthcoming. What did you … Read more >>