Independent

It took us a while to complete the puzzle but when we had finished, we wondered why we had had any problems. Apart form a couple of clues which we were not that … Read more >>

Hob has provided this puzzle, aptly published on the first day of this new month. I thoroughly enjoyed this crossword, which has a lot going on it, with the main theme explained below … Read more >>

Punk? On a Sunday? Not that I’m complaining, but a scroll through the archives suggests that if this has ever happened at all, it hasn’t for a good few years. I don’t see … Read more >>

Two Maize puzzles in a row on my 5-weekly shift – I must have done something good in a previous life… This seemed a little lighter and fluffier than Indy 9811, especially once … Read more >>

It’s been a while since we’ve had the pleasure of blogging a Hoskins – and here he is again with his signature mix of sex and drugs (but no rock and roll this … Read more >>

Dac has provided today’s crossword, occupying his customary Wednesday slot. I found this to be at the easy end of the Indy/Dac spectrum. As solving so many of the Indy puzzles involves a … Read more >>

It’s a Serpent puzzle on Tuesday this week       For the first time in a while, I spotted the nina and it helped.  The key words of the nina are in … Read more >>

A very pleasing puzzle from Gila for the Monday Indy slot. Carefully constructed and with one or two nice touches.       Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>

A fine puzzle from Peter in the typical IoS style: tractable and with no obscurities. And a result for your blogger this morning too.       Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>

Hob takes the Saturday hot-spot today.     All good fun as we have come to expect from this setter, with several 10ac clues. Joyce had never come across 19ac – Bert had … Read more >>

Another classic Phi puzzle this Phiday.       As is so often the case with Phi’s puzzles these days, we can’t see a theme or nina here, but that doesn’t mean to … Read more >>

Tyrus has provided our cruciverbal workout for today, on a grid that contains a lot of fairly short entries and reveals fewer first letters than the average grid. It has been quite a … Read more >>