Independent

Judging from the lack of notes and scribbles on my paper, this week’s puzzle didn’t put up too much of a struggle. That said, the last one in was 13dn which in fact … Read more >>

We found this puzzle difficult to get into. We filled in about half of the grid one evening and then picked it up afresh the next morning and were surprised at how many … Read more >>

It’s Friday, it’s Phi, so all’s well with the crossword world.       Perhaps not Phi’s toughest puzzle, but a pleasant way to the end the week.  I can’t see any theme … Read more >>

Monk has as always given us a very enjoyable crossword. There is one about which I’m not all that sure, so if you’re one of those people who came to the blog in … Read more >>

It’s really difficult to know what to say in the preamble for Dac’s puzzles. They always have smooth surfaces and well-constructed clues but there is rarely anything ‘out of the ordinary’ that demands … Read more >>

When you notice that a puzzle has been set by Donk, you know you have a treat in store, both as a solver and as a blogger. Today’s puzzle was no exception. This … Read more >>

A wild and wet morning here brings Quixote for our fortnightly monday entertainment. Quite a quick solve and blog today except possibly 17a where I feel I’m missing something possibly to do with … Read more >>

I enjoyed this Poins puzzle.  Some quite intricate cluing, but all fair.  And a bit of bestiality thrown in for good measure. Possibly the reason that the cluing is intricate is the large … Read more >>

It seems like quite a while since I did battle with Anax, but it’s always a welcome challenge. Admittedly, drawing an Anax can often be a little daunting for a solver, but this … Read more >>

Sorry this is on the late side. I always do the puzzle in the morning by downloading it from the site, but today for some reason my computer decided that its version of Java … Read more >>

Thanks Punk, this was fun! There were fewer clues to solve than usual but there were some long answers that took a bit of head scratching to sort out. (Thanks and apologies to the … Read more >>

Dac is at home today in his regular Wednesday slot. A set of smooth, sound and concise clues, up to Dac’s usual high standard, which offered me a decent work-out to start the … Read more >>

Radian is a monthly contributor to the daily Independent crossword series.  The puzzles often contain cross references as is the case today       Today, 15th October,  is ADA LOVELACE day, an annual … Read more >>

*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone An inventive and accessible crossword from Morph. There was occasionally some eccentric and groan-worthy cluing (such as in 1 across and … Read more >>

This was a similar experience to the last Commoner I blogged – there was one answer which took me quite some time to parse.  Thanks to Commoner for a puzzle that was a … Read more >>