Independent

The 2nd Hypnos puzzle on the trot for me. This was just as good as the last one, though a bit harder as it took me two attempts to finish it off. Very … Read more >>

Radian’s themed crossword puzzles are always entertaining, and tend to involve a very thorough treatment of the theme. This week’s revolves around various interpretations of the entry at 10ac. I’ve never watched the … Read more >>

It is Friday today so, in the absence of any special occasion calling for a commemorative puzzle, it must be a Phi-day! I took longer over this one than I do over the … Read more >>

I am not sure if I have blogged a puzzle by Morph before, but I really enjoyed this after a slow start.       I got the theme word at 8 down … Read more >>

Rather a hard Dac today, I thought. The clues are as always clever and pleasing, but in one or two cases they require an unusually long stretch before you see what is happening. … Read more >>

Another themed offering from Scorpion today. We had difficulty on the first run-through of the clues and it wasn’t until we solved a couple of the themed entries that we managed to solve … Read more >>

It’s Monday, it’s Quixote, and it’s the usual mix of fine surfaces, clear definitions, and polished wordplay.  Quixote was mentioned in nms’s recent survey as being one of the ‘easier’ Indy setters, and … Read more >>

Nothing too challenging, or indeed thematic, for the Jubilee weekend. Rather we have a quality Sunday cryptic from Poins. The only potential sticking points for me were caused by my own wilful ignorance … Read more >>

  That Anax, he is a “One” isn’t he …. … and he can take that any way he likes (we had to). Thank God for the long weekend – despite which I … Read more >>

It’s Friday – it’s Phi – so all’s well with the Independent crossword world.       Another good sound puzzle with only a couple entries that were unfamiliar to me.  I think … Read more >>

A very pleasant crossword from Mordred, with a   theatrical connection — several of the answers are of this type, but I’ll leave you to find them. The less than perfect checking can, … Read more >>

Back to work in the UK today as the Indy moves into the ninth thousand of cryptic puzzles in its series.      Who better to set it than the Indy stalwart Dac.     Typical Dac … Read more >>

In the midst of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations it seems only fitting that we should be marking a landmark of our own: a cruciverbal milestone, namely the publication today of the eight-thousandth Independent … Read more >>

This is our first Monday blog. Our first surprise was that the grid seemed to have a lack of crossing letters connecting the 4 corners. As we completed the grid we could see … Read more >>

I’ve blogged two or three Sunday Glow-worms before, and I’ve thought they were pleasing puzzles.  But I’ve been a bit critical this morning: I think there are some clunky surfaces, remote synonyms and … Read more >>