Independent

A good Tuesday work-out – all fairly and cleverly clued with good surface readings and an unusual theme. We also have another ‘trade name’ appearing which caused some debate recently on 225. Are … Read more >>

After celebrating his twenty-fifth anniversary with the Indy two Fridays ago, Quixote is back in his usual Monday slot with another clearly-clued and enjoyable puzzle.  John, the blogger for the Don’s puzzle that … Read more >>

Looks like Raich has drawn me again this week. No complaints from me though, as this was an enjoyable solve. Relatively rarely for a Sunday, we have a theme here, being the films … Read more >>

Nothing fancy (that I could see, anyway) from Anax here, in terms of thematics, ninas, etc. – which is quite rare in a Saturday prize Indy, recently. Just a nice, enjoyable cryptic workout. There … Read more >>

The Independent crossword that I blogged last week – the one by Hypnos with the whistleblower theme – generated a good deal of comment and controversy.  I feel sure that this one will … Read more >>

As expected Monk has produced a good crossword with a nice range of clue-types. And also as expected I have failed to understand some of them, so what seems to be his brilliance … Read more >>

Good surface reading again from Dac. All fairly straightforward and in our opinion a good introductory puzzle for new solvers. We don’t time ourselves but this seemed to over and done with fairly … Read more >>

Although I am familiar with Radian’s work from this and other publications as a solver, this is the first time I have blogged a puzzle of his for the Indy. It was clear … Read more >>

Enjoyable puzzle in the Punk style.     Some of it was fairly easy, but then I struggled to finish with some answers that were less familiar (to me anyway).    Solving time, 27 mins * … Read more >>

I enjoyed the last Glow-worm IoS puzzle that I blogged, but this one was better in my opinion – a nice lightness of touch and some very cleverly constructed clues.  It was also … Read more >>

It took a little while to get started on this one. The first one to go in was 26d and the last one was 16a. We were half expecting a NINA with the … Read more >>

Musical chairs have been much in evidence this week, with Phi, who has usually been on Friday, on Monday, and Quixote now in Phi’s usual place. When I saw Phi on Monday I … Read more >>

Our first Thursday blog! We’re new to blogging and were somewhat apprehensive given the reputation of Thursday puzzles. Recent Indy puzzles have generated quite a bit of activity – almost as much as … Read more >>

A(nother) tidy set of exquisitely sound clues today from Dac, through which I worked more quickly than is usual for me with one of his puzzles. I needed Wikipedia to confirm that 13 … Read more >>

I have solved puzzles by Hypnos in the past, but I think this is the first one that I have blogged.       This was the kind of puzzle I really enjoy … Read more >>