Independent

I have blogged a couple of Wiglaf’s EV puzzles, but I think this is the first of his/her ‘straight’ cryptics I have had the pleasure of covering… And all fairly straightforward to begin … Read more >>

Phi on a Friday, no surprises there .     I’ll now say something I’ll almost certainly regret when the comments come in.  I can’t see a Nina or theme in this puzzle. … Read more >>

Kairos steps in for Dac this week – and we found this quite difficult to get to grips with.   Having written up the blog we are now wondering why? Was it the … Read more >>

Knut has produced this week’s Tuesday teaser, which I imagine had many of us reaching for our dictionaries! This was quite a workout and not just because I didn’t know most of the … Read more >>

Well, I don’t know what’s happened to today’s scheduled blogger. Had I been scheduled to cover this one (ie had I not been standing in at the last minute with the consequential time … Read more >>

Another good Sunday puzzle from Hoskins. This one all fell into place in a straightforward manner, without any obvious sticking points. As such, there’s very little I can add, though that isn’t in … Read more >>

Well, what can we say? We really struggled to get started and wondered whether we would have to ‘phone a friend’ or admit defeat. In the end it was definitely one of those puzzles … Read more >>

It took us a little while to get into Tees’ offering today, but in preparing the blog, we’re not quite sure why. Apart from a couple of references that we had to check … Read more >>

Although it is the last Wednesday of the month, when we might expect a stand-in compiler for him, Dac is here nonetheless with his latest puzzle, fidèle au poste! I actually found this … Read more >>

Radian provides us with one of those themed puzzles where you don’t need to spot the theme. .     The theme was digging for archaeological evidence or buried treasure with many entries … Read more >>