Never knowingly undersolved
Crosophile is a regular contributor to the Independent crossword series There was quite a lot of TURNing and TABLEs in this puzzle – grid and clues – but I can’t … Read more >>
Very good stuff from Radian, although I found it hard to finish this off. There were some words that I didn’t know.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
An excellent and absorbing puzzle with lots of very subtle touches.
Thanks to Kairos for an enjoyable crossword (notwithstanding a little parsing problem). Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Make a futile attempt to sell Shergar? (4,1,4,5) FLOG A DEAD HORSE : … Read more >>
We haven’t seen a Monk puzzle in the Indy for quite some time – indeed we had the pleasure of blogging the most recent one last September. We didn’t find this quite as … Read more >>
This is my first Friday blog of 2017, but no surprise to find that it is a Phi-day! I found this to be a medium difficulty puzzle, which I made steady progress through … Read more >>
Maize has given us an interesting puzzle On 6th January John commented that he was blogging an Independent puzzle by Phi with only 22 clues, probably the lowest number of … Read more >>
A slightly strange crossword, in that it was rather harder than a normal Dac to begin with and for some time very little was filled in, but by the end it was just the same as ever — not too demanding at all but right up to the usual standard of smoothness and elegance.
A quick glance at the clues shows that more often than not ‘in’ is a link-word rather than a sign of inclusion’. Perhaps this was what initially held me up.
I wasn’t all that happy with 1dn and may be missing something.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Well, almost halfway into ‘Dry January’ (not for us, fortunately) and Hoskins comes up with a booze-based puzzle! We really enjoyed this one, and admired the way that Hoskins has managed to … Read more >>
I didn’t enjoy this one very much, but I think it’s well-known that I have never been on Daedalus’ wavelength. Many will have appreciated it, no doubt, so looking forward to some comments … Read more >>
I got off to a flying start but the last few took a while to get and explain. Thank you Peter.
I must admit to a bit of a double take on seeing Phi’s name crop up on a Saturday, and worried I’d got hold of the wrong puzzle. Or indeed had lost track … Read more >>
This has been a week where the traditional setter’s rota has been thrown away so it’s no surprise to find Math rather than Phi today. The puzzle has a theme … Read more >>
Poins today. This didn’t seem quite like usual Thursday fare, since Thursdays tend to be rather difficult, for me at any rate, and although there are several places here where I don’t fully understand what’s going on, it did seem to be rather easier than usual.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
This is our first Eccles blog – as far as we can tell, it is only the 4th Eccles puzzle to feature in the Indy. It was all good fun, with several … Read more >>