Independent

It seems only appropriate that Phi should occupy his usual slot on this final Friday of 2013. Personally speaking, I am glad to have been able to work with a printed version of … Read more >>

Eimi compiles the jumbo General Knowledge puzzle in the Independent on Saturdays.  This standard puzzle also required a wide knowledge of many fields.       Given that today is Boxing Day, it … Read more >>

The last crossword before Christmas Day so perhaps not too surprisingly, three of the clues refer to ‘seasonal songs’! The three thematic entries are however a rather intriguing selection. There are also (possibly unintended?) … Read more >>

My last blog for the year and it’s a Monk, you know you’ve got your work cut out with him. I found this quite tricky in places, but I think it’s all done, … Read more >>

After drawing a long run of Sunday Hypnos puzzles, I thought I must have got my calendar in a twist when I opened the paper to find a puzzle from our old friend … Read more >>

Oh here we go – a new setter – straight in at the prize slot – we’re in trouble now. Bound to be someone as tricky as a troop of tamarins, keen to challenge … Read more >>

Phi continues to tease us on Fridays with fair clues that often put a smile on one’s face when the penny drops.       A good mix of general knowledge was required … Read more >>

Another outstanding crossword from Anax — difficult of course and if I hadn’t been doing the blog and had been struggling on paper, without the kick start provided by the cheating buttons online, … Read more >>

Another Wednesday, another Dac. Lovely surfaces, good clueing, what more can you say? Well, actually there is something! We’re not happy about 17d – there seems to be a misplaced apostrophe! Across 1 … Read more >>

Radian has served up one of his characteristic themed puzzles for this week’s Tuesday slot. I found this a medium-difficulty Radian crossword, with fairly accessible gateway clues, but with enough intricate cross references … Read more >>

*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone I breezed through most of this but then got stuck on a couple of clues, which took me a long while … Read more >>

Poins must be getting fed up with landing me as the blogger for his Sunday puzzles.  We seem to have been bumping into each other a lot recently.  But I don’t mind at … Read more >>

A second consecutive Tyrus blog for me Certainly up to his usual high standard. The 14/16 double being the most elegant clue of a fine bunch. Three homonyms in the puzzle 9ac, 12ac … Read more >>

A typically pleasant crossword from Phi on a Friday. There is no doubt some subtle Nina, but, as usual with me and Phi (actually most other people as well), I can’t see it. … Read more >>

When we saw that it is Punk today, we knew we were in for an enjoyable challenge – and we weren’t disappointed. We were slightly surprised that several of the clues – particularly the … Read more >>