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Independent 8888 / Phi

Fri August 2, 2019 at 10:43 amFri April 10, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

There was one entry I haven’t come across before, but otherwise everything else covered reasonably common words or phrases. Inevitably with Phi there was a theme. Today we had MARVIN … Read more >>

A very nice Radian puzzle of I think a nice level of difficulty. I say ‘I think’ because I only have an impression, my actual time not meaning much. At the moment I have a strange pain in my right thumb when I try to write, which forces me to write left-handed, which is wonderful, like being a small child again, but incredibly slow, and when I have to write the letters down to get an anagram it takes ages.

Independent 8886 – Dac

Wed April 8, 2015 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

After Dac’s impressive April 1st puzzle last week, it’s back to the smooth surfaces and straightforward clueing we have come to expect on a Wednesday. If you completed last week’s Dac and only looked … Read more >>

Independent 8,885 / Hieroglyph

Tue April 7, 2015 at 8:22 am by RatkojaRiku

The Tuesday slot this week is filled by Hieroglyph, whose puzzles I have hitherto had little experience of either solving or blogging. Having spotted the grid’s perimeter, I wondered if we were in … Read more >>

Independent 8884/Punk

Mon April 6, 2015 at 7:30 am by Pierre

I haven’t blogged a Punk puzzle in ages, so I was pleased to see Mr Halpern’s moniker at the top of the crossword this morning. In Another Place, as Paul, the setter has … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1310/Commoner

Sun April 5, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Took me ages to get going with this one; I’m putting it down to having to put the clocks forward and my brain therefore not being in gear on this Sunday morning. Some … Read more >>

Independent Saturday Prize Crossword 8877 by Klingsor 28/03/15

Sat April 4, 2015 at 2:25 pmSat April 4, 2015 at 6:30 am by Bertandjoyce

We started off very quickly with both of us solving 1AC as soon as we looked at the clue. Despite the setter, we wondered if we might be in for an easy solve. … Read more >>

Independent 8,882 by Phi

Fri July 19, 2019 at 8:41 amFri April 3, 2015 at 9:56 am by John

Every Friday we have the same thing, a very satisfactory and pleasant crossword from Phi, with few if any points of controversy. Initially, when I saw the answer ‘raindrop’ I thought Phi was balancing out all those rock music Ninas we so often have, by having nicknames of pieces of music, possibly just by Chopin, but either he is, and I am ignorant, or this was a false lead.

As usual with Phi for some reason, I was slow to start but then made steady progress.

Independent 8881 / Knut

Thu April 2, 2015 at 4:58 pmThu April 2, 2015 at 7:43 am by Bertandjoyce

This is only the third Knut puzzle in the Indy and as it was Thursday, we expected a challenge. There was some very clever and inventive clueing but also a few others that … Read more >>

Independent 8,880 / Dac

Wed April 1, 2015 at 10:14 am by RatkojaRiku

Today brings the start of a new month and my monthly encounter with Dac. Although Wednesday is typically Dac day, I did a double take when I saw that he had chosen this … Read more >>

Independent 8879 / Scorpion

Tue March 31, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

I enjoyed this puzzle by Scorpion. It made me think outside the box a bit. The vocabulary in the grid wasn’t too obscure. Some may disagree about UBUNTU (23 across). … Read more >>

Independent 8,878 by eXternal

Mon March 30, 2015 at 9:14 am by flashling

eXternal, one of the Indy’s young breed of setters today.

Independent on Sunday 1309 Raich

Sun March 29, 2015 at 12:01 am by scchua

An enjoyable Sunday outing with Raich, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Bill Dad’s accepted at centre of Faro inn? (5,3) TAPAS BAR : TAB(the bill for spending, say, … Read more >>

Independent 8,871 by Monk (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 21/03/15)

Sat March 28, 2015 at 8:30 am by Simon Harding

It seems to bit a little while since I’ve come up against Monk. I always enjoy the challenged, but can rarely quite finish a puzzle off. That was the case here, where 13 … Read more >>

Independent 8876 / Phi

Fri July 12, 2019 at 10:36 amFri March 27, 2015 at 7:55 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi-day again and, despite some unusual words, we found this an enjoyable and fairly straightforward challenge. There is a Shakespearean Nina round three sides of the perimeter, and one or two theatrical references … Read more >>