Independent

As ever, Phi has provided us with good value for money in today’s crossword.       Whenever I complete a grid with  a number of names and slightly obscure word these days, … Read more >>

One of the new setters and in this crossword eXternal has done the good job that we have come to expect of them. Sometimes my parsing is a little shaky, but no doubt … Read more >>

We found this a tricky solve. However, having completed it (without electronic assistance), we realised that most of the clues were perfectly fair – it was just that some of the definitions were … Read more >>

Tuesday is one of the slots that rotate among a group of setters, and today it falls to Tyrus to occupy it. Last time I blogged a Tyrus I decidedly underperformed as a … Read more >>

A mixture of nice &lits and a few venerable old chestnuts (like 22 and 25) from Quixote. It was mostly on the easy side, although one or two like the superbly deceiving 16 … Read more >>

Can’t remember seeing a Nitsy puzzle for ages.  Took me a while to get into it, mainly because I hadn’t done one of his for a long time and I always take a … Read more >>

An interesting themed puzzle from Scorpion, our only quibble being that the four 3-letter gateway clues were perhaps a little too easy? However, having solved them very quickly (and having checked that our … Read more >>

The usual nice crossword from Phi, with plenty of the good clues you expect from him. Sorry this is a bit late, which it is for two reasons: although yesterday all was in … Read more >>

As it is a Thursday, we were expecting a challenge. However, we found this to be less tricky than your average Thursday indy puzzle. We did need to resort to an electronic search … Read more >>

I was expecting to see Dac occupying his regular Wednesday slot this morning, and there he was with his latest offering. I found this a harder-than-average Dac. Despite having solved a handful of … Read more >>

Alchemi seems to be a ‘once a month’ contributor to Independent Daily crosswords at the moment.       I really enjoyed this as a challenge to identify all the historical leaders clued … Read more >>

Someone was remarking the other week that we hadn’t seen an eimi puzzle for ages.  This was a good ‘un, but those sleepwalking into it and expecting the usual easyish Monday morning fare … Read more >>

The trickiest IoS I’ve blogged for a bit.  Poins has given us a well-constructed, but tough-in-places puzzle this morning.  Among the solutions, there was one word I vaguely knew and one that I … Read more >>

This was one of the first Monk puzzles that I’ve come close to solving without recourse to the cheat button, though cleverly having recycled the paper and therefore my notes in the days … Read more >>

We always look forward to our Friday solve and blog! Our first one in was 9ac and it really brought a smile to our faces. We thought there may be a nina when … Read more >>