Independent

Thanks to Hoskin for a hard enough IoS. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 I rent pets or fish out (3,5,6) THE FIRST PERSON : Anagram of(… out) RENT PETS OR … Read more >>

We haven’t blogged a Klingsor for a while, but we always enjoy his puzzles – this was no exception.   We can’t see a theme or a nina, but that doesn’t mean there … Read more >>

Phi’s latest teaser brings this week’s set of mid-week puzzles to an end in time-honoured fashion. I found this puzzle to be quite a challenge and, although I solved quite a few clues … Read more >>

Wiglaf is a setter I have struggled with in the past, so let’s see how we get on this time.       I found this difficult.  Indeed, some of the clues would … Read more >>

Once again, we have to apologise to Serpent for another Bertandjoyce blog. We are certainly not complaining – hopefully Serpent won’t either.     Our LOI was CARGO CULT which we had not … Read more >>

Congratulations to Kairos. That’s an L of an achievement.       A pleasing and well-constructed puzzle for the Monday slot, and one which sees us celebrating Kairos’ fiftieth puzzle (for the Indy, … Read more >>

Drawing a Tyrus on blogging day can be a little daunting, though in this case I seemed to make steady progress from the start. Spotting the nina helped somewhat, of which more later. … Read more >>

Friday is the beginning of my four week blogging cycle and not surprisingly it’s a Phi puzzle that gets me underway.       We have a well signposted theme this week with … Read more >>

By some freak circumstance, we’ve had the pleasure of blogging Eccles’ last three puzzles. This one was up there with the others – all good fun – we particularly liked 26ac.   Hoskins’ puzzle … Read more >>

Radian has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment, and indeed it is not unusual for his puzzles to appear on a Tuesday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that revealed itself to me … Read more >>