Independent

Liari’s second puzzle for the Indy, and one that I found quite tough to finally crack. This wasn’t helped by the rather solver-unfriendly grid, but it turns out that this was required for … Read more >>

Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. This man’s covered with paint at work (8) THESPIAN : HE’S(“man’s”, using the third person masculine pronoun) contained in(covered with) anagram … Read more >>

Some interesting wordplay in this puzzle. I particularly appreciated use of the ellipsis as a part of a cryptic definition itself in 9A, and the “undressing” of AGENT twice in 18D which had … Read more >>

Phi has once again supplied the Friday puzzle – no surprises there! I found this to be of medium difficulty overall and made steady progress throughout. In the end, I was left with … Read more >>

I haven’t blogged a Hoskins puzzle for a while, so it’s good to get another chance today.       There were quite a lot of people referenced in the clues and in … Read more >>

It’s a Saturday and the puzzle is set by Phi ! Has there been a day shift in crossword land? Well we won’t get Groundhog day again or will we? No theme as … Read more >>

It’s a Friday and the puzzle isn’t set by Phi.       There must be something about today that can be highlighted in a crossword… … and there is!  February 2nd is … Read more >>

Wiglaf has given us quite a workout this morning with his puzzle on an old but rarely used grid. I think that I have managed to solve and parse everything to my satisfaction, … Read more >>