Independent

When I saw the name Anax I thought I was going to be in for a rough ride. It meant I approached the puzzle with caution taking ages over each clue, trying to … Read more >>

Well, it’s not Phiday this week!! But it is a 200th anniversary which Alchemi is celebrating in this puzzle. We haven’t blogged an Alchemi before, and this was a good themed challenge, although … Read more >>

I last blogged a puzzle by Klingsor in February after a very long break, so I was pleased to see that I had not had to wait too long for my next encounter … Read more >>

It’s mid month, it’s a Wednesday, it’s going to be a puzzle from Dac.       There were a couple of clues today where I had to go beyond three colours when … Read more >>

Well exactly 50 years after I exitted the womb I have a little tussle with Morph to deal with. Hopefully a little easier than struggling into this world! A trio of new words … Read more >>

Independent 8,894 / Phi Phi’s latest offering awaited solvers this Friday morning, as one might have expected. I thought that this was a medium difficulty Phi puzzle, far from a walk in the … Read more >>

Nestor is an irregular contributor to the Independent weekday series.  He is more often seen at weekends.       This was a puzzle I returned to a few times before I cracked … Read more >>

Crosophile appears once a month but doesn’t have a regular slot in the week, unlike other some other compilers. His last puzzle which we also blogged, seemed to divide opinion but we don’t … Read more >>

*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone I finished most of this quite quickly but then took a while winkling out the last few clues such as 14 … Read more >>

The usual high quality, enjoyable puzzle from Poins, if perhaps a little tougher than some, at least for me. The crossing 11 down and 16 across were last in: not being in any … Read more >>

An interesting mental tussle with Tees – with a variety of cultural references, from a South African golfer to Dante, via the slopes of K2 and a couple of secret police forces…hopefully not giving … Read more >>