Independent

Is it a Double Pangram? – Yes it is! First pass 10 answers in 10 mins which is good going for me, and by the end of the first session I was stuck … Read more >>

I suppose that many of us, having solved so many crosswords and taken part in so many quizzes over the years, probably feel that our general knowledge is pretty reasonable and that we … Read more >>

Finally! I’ve been waiting to land a Klingsor puzzle to blog ever since he kindly published one of mine on his website last December. 10 months later, here we go. It being Thursday, … Read more >>

As usual a near-perfect crossword from Dac. Week after week he goes on producing these masterpieces. There is hardly anything here — so far as I can see — which calls for much comment … Read more >>

Raich returns to our screens/dead trees today with a fairly reasonable crossword compared to some Tuesdays. Well it is theme day and across the top we have CARRY ON and some of the … Read more >>

After a delightfully sunny weekend, this was a delightfully sunny crossword to start the October puzzles in the Indy. After last week’s offerings in the Indy, a bit disappointed that Quixote hasn’t given … Read more >>

I must admit that I’d overlooked that it was my turn to blog this week, so unfortunately I didn’t take detailed notes as I solved. A week on, this all seems relatively straightforward, … Read more >>

A good one for the pub on a Saturday afternoon, you might say. Certainly a drinking theme this week or more accurately a drinking to excess theme. Maybe a 17dn of what happens … Read more >>

If you went looking for the Indy puzzle online this morning or tried to download it using a mobile app (as I did), you may well have found a Glowworm puzzle, or absolutely … Read more >>

My apologies if this blog is on the late side. Having done the crossword by about 1 am, I managed to wipe it by mistake and when I tried to get back into … Read more >>

Was expecting a smooth Dac and got a cracking Crosophile instead, not complaining though, good stuff. No obvious ninas or themes or pangrams today – this is not a bad thing. Some midnight … Read more >>

It’s Tuesday and I’m blogging a Scorpion puzzle, so it’s doubtless time for a thematic puzzle and/or a Nina. As thematic puzzles go, some reveal their themes more easily than others, and, I … Read more >>

Gentle, enjoyable Monday puzzle from Punk, a very skilled clue-writer indeed.    Found it quite easy and was esp impressed to get words that were unknown to me from the clear wordplay. Solving time, … Read more >>

You’ll have to put up with me twice today, I’m afraid, since as well as the Everyman, I’m doing my first IoS blog.  I won’t comment on the difficulty level, since I’m not … Read more >>

No fancy themes or ninas/Ninas from Bannsider this week (or, at least, none that I could see) – just an enjoyable mental work-out for a Saturday morning – and a bit of Saturday … Read more >>