Independent

It’s Thursday so we expected a tricky solve……. There was some really good clueing which was not surprising, given that the setter was Nestor. However we were and still are, completely stumped by … Read more >>

Dac is occupying the Wednesday slot again this week, as you might expect. Speaking to a fellow solver about Dac’s puzzles last week, he said that he always comes back to a puzzle … Read more >>

This was a puzzle with a theme.         The theme may not be common knowledge to everyone, especially those solvers from outside the United Kingdom.  The wordplay however is fairly … Read more >>

In terms of difficulty, this was somewhat akin to beating Australia at cricket – occasional bits of resistance but mostly a pushover. Having said that, there were some nicely written clues – I … Read more >>

I remember that this didn’t pose too much of a problem, at the time of solving.  Like this one, I’ve enjoyed Raich’s puzzles in the weekday Indy, and also liked and blogged his … Read more >>

Phew! What a scorcher…and I don’t mean the actual summer heatwave we are enjoying (enduring?) here in the UK, I mean the tough mental workout this week, from a man at the top … Read more >>

How time flies! It’s Phi-day again already. The grid will suit those solvers who like lots of checking letters. However, despite all of these we still had a bit of difficulty with a … Read more >>

It hadn’t fallen to me to blog a Morph puzzle for a good few months, so I attacked this morning’s offering with particular gusto. I seemed very much to be on Morph’s wavelength … Read more >>

After last week’s Anax puzzle, my blog returns to the calmer waters of a Dac.       This was another of Dac’s good sound crosswords where you know that the clues will … Read more >>

Radian has given us a good crossword themed around this week’s big golfing event, The Open (at Muirfield, which has attracted adverse publicity because of its exclusion of women). At least I’m pretty … Read more >>

Those that followed a thread elsewhere in cruciverbal cyberspace a few weeks ago will have seen an opinion expressed about bloggers being sycophantic, and blogs here and elsewhere being unhealthy blogger and setter … Read more >>

From a quick search of the site, this appears to be Commoner’s 3rd Indy puzzle, and certainly the first one I have solved. On this form, I can only assume that he/she must … Read more >>

It seems a while since we last blogged a Saturday Prize puzzle. We were away last month and mc_rapper67 kindly stepped in for us. Many thanks to him! We thought this was a tricky … Read more >>

It’s Friday today, so not surprising to find Phi occupying the slot this morning. I found that I got about three quarters of the way through this one before grinding to a halt, … Read more >>

Thursday is traditionally the day for the more difficult Independent daily crossword.       Some solvers may feel that today’s crossword touches or crosses the bounds of acceptability for a daily crossword.  Clearly … Read more >>