Independent

Another excellent puzzle from Dac. What more can we say that hasn’t already been said?   The puzzle features two brilliantly portrayed fictional characters from a few years ago – the memories came … Read more >>

Radian is occupying this week’s Tuesday slot, and it is a while since I last solved and blogged one of his puzzles. I generally find that, for me at least, Radian’s puzzles are … Read more >>

*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone A well constructed and on the whole precisely clued puzzle, 4 being the only one you might slightly question because of … Read more >>

Top puzzle, this one, imho.  There’s one I can’t parse, though.     Kairos has got the knack of what most folk expect from the IoS crossword.  Nothing too obscure; good variety of … Read more >>

As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, Nimrod is something of a long-term nemesis of mine, having regularly made my life difficult back when I was blogging the Independent dailies. These days I do … Read more >>

An intriguing puzzle from Hob today.     It was only when writing up the blog that we realised there was a theme…. But the thematic references are in the clues, not the … Read more >>

Today sees a rare Wednesday outing for Quixote and a rare opportunity for me to blog a sample of his work. I found this quite straightforward by Quixote standards, on a par with … Read more >>

Tees makes his monthly appearance today.       There was a clear theme today with the many references to Margaret (MAGGIE) THATCHER and incidents in her political career.  There is no obvious … Read more >>

Perhaps not my favourite ever Commoner puzzle.  Not a bad crossword by any means, but almost half the clues made use of the insertion device, which gave it a bit of a stodgy … Read more >>

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.)   An enjoyable puzzle from a favourite … Read more >>

When I saw the name Anax I thought I was going to be in for a rough ride. It meant I approached the puzzle with caution taking ages over each clue, trying to … Read more >>

Well, it’s not Phiday this week!! But it is a 200th anniversary which Alchemi is celebrating in this puzzle. We haven’t blogged an Alchemi before, and this was a good themed challenge, although … Read more >>

I last blogged a puzzle by Klingsor in February after a very long break, so I was pleased to see that I had not had to wait too long for my next encounter … Read more >>