Independent

Daedalus and I keep running into each other on Fifteensquared.  This is his ninth Indy puzzle and I’ve blogged five of them.  I’m still not warming to his style – I find it … Read more >>

A fairly rare Sunday outing from Alchemi, the first since January, as far as I can tell. My last couple in included 25 across, which doesn’t seem all that difficult and is rather … Read more >>

Enjoyable fare from Monk today…some nice surface readings and clever clueing… …and a Nina to boot, although I only spotted it once the grid was completed and I was preparing to blog it. … Read more >>

We’re back in the UK after three weeks away with very limited internet access, and Knut provided us with a lovely challenge for our return. Thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us. … Read more >>

It is the last Wednesday of the month, so Dac is taking a well-earned break from compiling duties. I think this puzzle was very much towards the easy end of the Quixote, and … Read more >>

Radian has given us a good test for Tuesday       I did about threequarters of this without too much difficulty but the last quarter took me longer than the previous three. … Read more >>

I must be honest and say that I found this one tough, particularly for a Monday (though recently Mondays haven’t necessarily been easier in the Indy), so thanks for the challenge Punk. I … Read more >>

A well-crafted Sindy puzzle from Poins.  One or two that were tricky to parse, but all clearly clued.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>

With only a handful of entries during my first pass through the clues I thought I was going to be in for a bit of a slog and so it proved – but … Read more >>

Well, what can I say about this one? Phi has made his theme fairly obvious (unless I’ve missed something more devious). A rapid solve for me, with the NE quadrant being completed quickly … Read more >>

Scorpion has provided today’s lexical challenge. It has been a while since it has fallen to me to solve/blog one of his puzzles. Scorpion has chosen to mark a special achievement with this … Read more >>

Another puzzle from Dac today with the usual high quality surfaces in the clues       Unusually for Dac there was something hinting at a theme today.  Either that or Dac has … Read more >>