Independent

Once again, Dac is responsible for the Wednesday cruciverbal challenge this week. I found this an easier-than-average Dac solve, and made steady progress through the puzzle from start to finish. 2, 3 and … Read more >>

Tuesday’s Independent puzzles tend to be more difficult than most other days.  I felt that Scorpion’s puzzle today was a good Tuesday puzzle       Even though I realised fairly early on … Read more >>

My first time blogging a puzzle from eXternal.  Tricky in places is the executive summary here, I think.  Some inventive cluing; just one or two I didn’t like that much.  Overall a very … Read more >>

Another IoS which required more than one sitting to complete.  I’m beginning to think that the IoS average difficulty has been raised a notch or two (or I’m losing it?).  Thanks to Kairos.  … Read more >>

A tough (but fair) mental workout from Monk this week. This needed a few return sessions to get to completion – in fact I think my first scan through only offered up the … Read more >>

Another Phi-day or Friday and another puzzle with no complaints, as far as we are concerned, apart from 12d. There were a few obscure words in the completed grid which left us wondering! … Read more >>

The Thursday slot is occupied by a variety of setters and today by Punk, whose work tends to appear more at the start of the week. I found this is an easier-than-average Punk … Read more >>

We’re into a new month so Dac is back in the Wednesday slot for the next two or three weeks. I doubt if there will be a puzzle on Christmas Day, so will … Read more >>

For quite a while Anax was absent from the Indy on weekdays, but he made a welcome reappearance recently and does not seem to have lost any of his flair. There are many … Read more >>

Second blog today so a bit rushed, seemed quite easy except for 1ac which I’d not heard of. Across 1 CY PRES Fancy President will squash this law (2,4)   New to me … Read more >>

I mentioned a few months ago that I was very impressed by Commoner’s style, and this puzzle hasn’t done anything to make me change that view! Excellent clueing again throughout with some nice, … Read more >>

As soon as we saw it was Bannsider today, we knew we were in for a tricky challenge – and we were right! The theme was fairly obvious (and predictable!) from the first … Read more >>

As one would expect, Phi has provided this week’s Friday crossword. For me, this was towards the easy end of Phi’s difficulty range, offering a fairly speedy and enjoyable solve. I found the … Read more >>

I have blogged a number of puzzles by Klingsor and have always enjoyed the challenge.        There were a number of &Lit clues in the puzzle today – always good to … Read more >>

Right up to Crosophile’s usual standard. There is one clue I don’t understand but as usual I’m sure it will be explained and I’ll feel a fool. More clues than usual seem to … Read more >>