Independent

Sorry this is a bit late, having real trouble with the internet today. I’ve come rather unstuck today, with a few I can’t explain so any help would be nice, there appears to … Read more >>

No relaxed Sunday with this puzzle – I needed more than one sitting to complete it.  Some clever misdirections and definitions.  Thanks to eXternal, this being the 1st puzzle of his/hers that I’m … Read more >>

Another duel with Tyrus – guaranteed a smile or two with his witty clues. And as I expected full of fun and wit with a series of short and punchy clues. 9ac probably … Read more >>

It’s Phiday again! We always look forward to blogging Phi’s Friday offerings, but unfortunately we didn’t enjoy this one as much as we had hoped. We can’t quite put a finger on the … Read more >>

The Thursday slot is shared by a range of compilers, so you never quite know who you will be doing battle with. Today’s slot is occupied by Tees, whose work I haven’t blogged … Read more >>

It’s one of the first three weeks of the month so Dac presents the Wednesday puzzle.       It gets harder every week to avoid becoming repetitive about Dac’s compiling skills, so … Read more >>

There are several clues here that proved rather difficult. Rorschach has produced a crossword that is certainly good in parts, I remain to be convinced about some of it, but that is likely … Read more >>

*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone I found the top half of this somewhat harder than the bottom, with 5 particularly holding me up (mainly because I … Read more >>

Another Sunday, another Kairos puzzle for me. This one was considerably harder than the last, with a number of words that were new to me and some tricky wordplay for some of the … Read more >>

Remember, remember, the 26th of October…unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it up to the Northern S&B get-together last weekend…but will Anax have remembered?… Not just any old S&B get-together, but a celebration … Read more >>

My apologies for the late posting of this Friday’s offering from Phi – I have had baby-sitting duties today and thus very little time to myself. Indeed, on a day of bottle-warming and … Read more >>

Klingsor has given us an enjoyable crossword today with only one entry that I have only rarely seen before.       I liked the surface of many of today’s clues.  In particular, … Read more >>

On the last Wednesday of every month Crosophile gives Dac a rest, and although it would be practically impossible to emulate the master he usually makes a pretty good job of coming near, as … Read more >>

Our first thoughts when we saw the grid were not that favourable! The fact that each corner was somewhat isolated from the others is not something that we particularly like and also there … Read more >>

I didn’t really enjoy this one as much as I have previous puzzles by Alchemi.  I found it a bit clunky, with some dubious cluing and less than elegant surfaces.  That could just … Read more >>