Independent

Donk’s style is certainly different and this puzzle was no exception. With only four entries during my first pass through the clues I thought I was going to struggle to complete the grid … Read more >>

I was looking forward to my monthly encounter with Dac today, and the puzzle certainly lived up to my expectations. Overall, I found this towards the easier end of the Dac spectrum. I … Read more >>

Radian has provided a good crossword for the commuter today.         There is nothing particularly obscure in either the clues or the entries.  There was a mini theme based on … Read more >>

Welcome to Bucko, a new setter for the Indy, whose first puzzle it’s my pleasure to blog.  I liked this one. The Monday Indy is typically the ‘easy’ one (although the editor has … 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.)  Nice Sunday offering, thanks to Hieroglyph. … Read more >>

Maybe not as challenging as some recent Saturday Prize Indy puzzles, but an enjoyable offering from Klingsor, with some nice surface readings… I particularly enjoyed the image of a ‘reckless’ Doc slapping Happy … Read more >>

I found this to be somewhat of a 22ac. Seeing all the 11s in the across clues I decided to start with 24dn and work backwards. I didn’t solve the key 11dn when … Read more >>

Morph is this week’s Thursday compiler and offers me my first Morph solve/blog of 2015. I found this puzzle a tough one to get into, although I knew that my perseverance would be … Read more >>

Quixote delivers well clued crosswords where the wordplay leaves you in little doubt whether your entry is correct or not.       Having said that, I was interested by the use of … Read more >>

Sometimes we find that the prize crossword is actually easier than some of the weekday puzzles – this wasn’t one of them. There were a number of clues when one or other of … Read more >>

This is my first Friday blog of 2015, but no surprise to find the compiling slot occupied by Phi. I found this to be a medium-difficulty Phi puzzle, where I solved the longer … Read more >>

Tyrus is an occasional setter of weekday Independent puzzles.  I think he is seen more regularly on Saturdays.   .   I took a while to solve this and didn’t always see the … Read more >>