Independent

Pleasing puzzle in the usual Quixote style, all accessible and clear, quite easy, I thought, solving time, 17 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 SLEEPY    lee in spy 4 RAMBLING    ram b (born)  … Read more >>

Apologies for the tardy post, and thanks to Gaufrid for the welcome prod in the right direction! Quite a tough solve, this one, I thought, though to help us there’s a nice Battle … Read more >>

Nimrod has put on his fedora, strapped his bullwhip to his belt, stuffed a revolver in his shirt and gone on an archeological adventure in Chambers. And we had to follow in his … Read more >>

This was an entertaining puzzle from Phi with many clues leading to wordplay constructed from several parts.       I particularly enjoyed the clue to HERTFORD COLLEGE which I reckon had six constituent … Read more >>

Tees has produced a very good crossword today. Not always particularly easy, but utterly sound so far as I can see, sometimes very clever, and with few points that will elicit controversy. At least that’s … Read more >>

As Duncan said a few weeks ago, Dac really does write clues that make good sense. There were a few clues that we puzzled over for a while but all were very fair. … Read more >>

My apologies to readers for the later than normal posting, but there was just no way that I was going to be able to do justice to an Anax in the wee small … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism An unusual Monday outing for Punk, which was a themed puzzle, the theme being people and things from Brighton. Since I didn’t know any … Read more >>

I struggled a bit with this, mainly because while I was trying to solve it, the kids were in the front room screaming at the TV to encourage Andy Murray to convert four … Read more >>

A new setter, I believe time for champagne and caviar? Indeed it is. what a marvellous debut. I can’t remember when I was so engrossed in a non-barred puzzle. A lovely variety of … Read more >>

As always a nice crossword from Phi. The system of having a number of clues (the answers to which are in bold) that rely on some already-solved clues is not my favourite, but in this … Read more >>

We found this a relatively straightforward work-out for a Thursday puzzle. The clueing was all very fair, with good surface readings, but we did need some assistance to check some unusual definitions and … Read more >>

A Wednesday slot in the middle of the month is surely Dac’s by right, and today is no exception. In true Dac fashion, we are in the presence of (yet) a(nother) set of … Read more >>

This is Jambazi’s second puzzle for the weekday Independent.  He has also set one weekend prize puzzle.  His first daily Independent puzzle was published n July and I enjoyed blogging it then.  I … Read more >>

Another accessible but well-constructed Monday puzzle from Quixote.  Lots of different devices, including some clever anagrams, and some nice story-telling surfaces.     Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind … Read more >>