Independent

Always a pleasure to get a Raich to blog, and I enjoyed battling with this one.  A tough solve for a Monday, though, I found.   Not sure whether the setter was deliberately … Read more >>

So, a new setter (I think!). Not sure if Kairos goes by another name elsewhere, but either way, this was a cracking Indy debut. I got a couple of quick anagrams here and … Read more >>

There seem to have been quite a few Saturday Prize puzzles from Tees recently, but this is the first to have fallen on my blogging schedule. An interesting puzzle with a little extra…and … Read more >>

It’s Friday today and Phi is occupying his usual compiling slot. I found that I made swifter progress through this one than is usual for me with a Phi puzzle. I was, however, … Read more >>

Thursdays usually bring a challenging crossword.  I think today’s offering from Klingsor certainly falls into the challenging category.       For those who don’t know the names behind setters pseudonyms, Klingsor is … Read more >>

The usual excellent puzzle from Dac. No problems that I could see — some might object to his use of r = recipe, but that seems to me to be quite OK — … Read more >>

This was an enjoyable, not too tricky, themed offering from Scorpion.   The theme at 10 / 8 was relatively straightforward, and the thematically connected 7ac was moreorless a write-in. Seven of the … Read more >>

It’s that Monday morning feeling again today, slightly delayed as I’d forgotten it was my turn….. The usual fine sound stuff from Quixote but I just don’t get 9dn Across: 1 DISTRICT D … Read more >>

I must admit to finding this one relatively tough for a Sunday. That isn’t a complaint since it was terribly good, but it did take a little longer than usual and one or … Read more >>

A good challenge from Morph this week, with the expected standard of well-constructed clues. We were held up for a while in the NW corner until we solved 8ac which included a good … Read more >>

This was an entertaining puzzle from Phi  including some of his regular geographic allusions.       Phi is a compiler based in Wellington, New Zealand and often includes flora and fauna native … Read more >>

A crossword today from Rorschach that I at any rate found particularly hard, not helped by its thrice vanishing into the ether so that I had to restart.  Some of the clues are … Read more >>

We took a while to get started on this one and also a while to finish it! Thankfully there were a few easy clues like 11/13 which at least gave us some crossing … Read more >>

This is my first encounter with Donk as a blogger and only my second or third with him as a solver, although I may well have caught sight of him recently on the … Read more >>

Challenging and really entertaining – need help explaining 26 across         Across 8 IDLE out of a job (Eric – Monty Python) 9 CHATELAINE mistress of castle CHAT (talk) ELAINE … Read more >>