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An enjoyable crossword with clues that have meaningful surfaces. Thank you Eccles. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Roles reversed in tie (5) STRAP : Reversal of(… reversed) PARTS(roles, say, in … Read more >>
Another HOB to solve and blog today – we are not complaining.
Phi has rounded off the latest batch of mid-week Indy puzzles, as we all brace ourselves for the bumper crop of cruciverbal treats that next week will bring. I found this to be … Read more >>
Jambazi is a rare visitor to the Independent crossword arena in recent years. The fifteensquared search facility tells me that it was April 2017 when he last appeared. I found … Read more >>
Just right for a Wednesday, the gentleness of whose crossword was established for many years by Dac. This is a worthy successor: the excellent clues are not write-ins, but there is nothing really difficult so far as I can see.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
It’s been a while since we last blogged a Raich puzzle and we really looked forward to this, especially as it’s Tuesday – theme day
Another thoroughly enjoyable offering from Vigo.
Some nice surface in here I think. Thank you Kairos.
The puzzle can be found here. Hello, Shiny Happy People! This blog comes to you from the corner, where I’m Losing my Religion. Only my fourth time here and already Knut has me … Read more >>
I blog Independent puzzles on a Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday and back to Friday series, so I always look on the Friday blog as the start of a new cycle. As is usual … Read more >>
Thursday tends to be the hardest day and I expected a stinker from Wiglaf, but this was hardly above medium difficulty so far as I could see. More importantly, it was very good. Plenty of nice clues and nothing really that I have anything to grumble about.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
This seems to be only the fourth Indy puzzle from Italicus, and the first one we have had the pleasure of blogging.
The Tuesday slot this week has been filled by Radian, whose work tends to be published on Tuesdays, in my experience. I found this to be an enjoyable solve, perfectly pitched in terms … Read more >>
Always a smile on my face when I get a Monday Tees to blog. He knows stuff, and he knows his stuff, which always makes for an entertaining puzzle with a wide range … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. I found the majority of this fairly gentle, as is often the case on Sundays, but half a dozen clues held out on me for … Read more >>