Independent

Thanks Morph for another enjoyable puzzle. Some of the clues left us very puzzled but when the penny dropped we could see that the clues were fair (but very often mischievous!). A good … Read more >>

It’s Wednesday today and Dac is occupying his usual slot. Part of the joy of a Dac puzzle, for me at least, is that I know I can concentrate on simply solving the … Read more >>

I thought this was a wonderful crossword with clever clues, a good deal of misdirection and a wide range of wordplay constructions.       I got off to a good start with … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism A fairly standard Quixote, mostly easy but with a couple of clues that held me up a little.  Across 1 Castor: Cast + Or … Read more >>

A new setter for me. Some ingenious, tricky and innovative definitions, eg. “He”, “someone in bed”, “emissions”, “it’s”, and so on, and some interesting and misdirecting surfaces. I found this more difficult than the … Read more >>

A good challenge both in the initial solve and then again a few days later when we came to write up the blog! We like Klingsor’s puzzles so were very pleased to see … Read more >>

Another enjoyable puzzle from Phi to end the week. We always like the smooth reading in Phi’s clues and 2d was an absolute delight! We’ve searched for a theme or nina but haven’t … Read more >>

Today has seen the latest of my many tussles with Nestor’s puzzles on a blogging day. My apologies if the blog seems a little cursory today: I was away from home until late … Read more >>

After a week off, Dac returns to the Wednesday Independent slot with another high quality set of clues which read very smoothly.       It’s always difficult to pick out a favourite Dac … Read more >>

A new setter today, at least I’ve never heard the name before. Some of the clues would perhaps be more comfortable in one of the other newspapers blogged on this site, but many … Read more >>

Eimi has arisen from the player-manager’s seat in the dug-out, from where he normally barks instructions at his team, and donned his setting shirt to provide us with the Indy puzzle today.  As … Read more >>

Sorry for the tardy appearance of this post but I only heard a short while ago that the scheduled blogger is away and has no internet access. Fortunately I had twenty minutes to … Read more >>

There may have been an involuntary “oh crikey” emitted when I opened the paper to discover I’d drawn a Bannsider to blog. In the event this wasn’t as hard as it might have … Read more >>

Owing to a change in the scheduling a few weeks back, it had not fallen to me to blog a Phi puzzle for quite some time, although it was on the cards for … Read more >>

Scorpion is an occasional contributor to daily Independent puzzles, probably about once a month.       When I solved this I noticed what I thought was a high number of entries ending … Read more >>