Independent
Independent 1,300 by Hypnos
A good Sunday puzzle from Hypnos, a bit of everything. Thanks Hypnos.
Independent Prize Crossword 8817 by Monk 17/01/15
Sometimes we find that the prize crossword is actually easier than some of the weekday puzzles – this wasn’t one of them. There were a number of clues when one or other of … Read more >>
Independent 8,822 / Phi
This is my first Friday blog of 2015, but no surprise to find the compiling slot occupied by Phi. I found this to be a medium-difficulty Phi puzzle, where I solved the longer … Read more >>
Independent 8821 / Tyrus
Tyrus is an occasional setter of weekday Independent puzzles. I think he is seen more regularly on Saturdays. . I took a while to solve this and didn’t always see the … Read more >>
Independent 8,820 by Dac
What new is there to say about Dac? This was one of his easiest, many of the clues not really very different from those in The Times Quick Cryptic, but the surfaces were as always perfect. I wondered if Dac was amusing himself by having all clues with their definition at the beginning — certainly this seemed to be the case at first — but it soon became clear that he wasn’t.
Definitions underlined.
Independent 8819 / Scorpion
It’s Scorpion today and it’s Tuesday so we expected there may be more to the puzzle than usual. When we checked previous Scorpion puzzles we noticed that there was another clue involving … Read more >>
Independent 8818 by Alchemi
This was a puzzle of about the right level of difficulty for a weekday. It was a good one for those who aren’t keen on CDs and DDs, since there were none here. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,299 by Poins
Apologies for the slightly tardy posting. I started this early this morning but was interrupted. I seemed to sail through the puzzle without any particular difficulty. No less enjoyable for that, and a … Read more >>
Independent 8,811 by Hob (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 10/01/15)
I’ve very little experience with Hob’s puzzles, and may not ever have blogged one, though I can’t swear it. So this should be interesting. In the event I enjoyed the puzzle, and got … Read more >>
Independent 8816 / Phi
A very special thank you to Phi for this puzzle! We have been blogging now for almost 2 years and this is our 178th post. It will however be one that we will never forget. … Read more >>
Independent 8,815 by Nimrod
What you always get with Nimrod, although I must admit that I tend not to do his crosswords nowadays since they are so difficult and I also usually end up being a bit irritated by something, but this time I had to see it through: quite extraordinarily difficult, for some reason, but some imaginative and brilliant clues.
This puzzle had a rather strange grid, which suggests that it was like this for a reason, but that reason is beyond me. Perhaps it was just because Nimrod didn’t want to go down the evil path of having less than 50% checking.
Definitions underlined.
Independent 8814 / Dac
This was another enjoyable puzzle from Dac. I wondered if this was going to be a pangram but I think we are a W and a Z short. When I … Read more >>
Independent 8,813 / Crosophile
Tuesday’s slot typically has multiple occupants, and today’s is Crosophile. I still do not have enough experience of solving and blogging puzzles by Crosophile to be able to assess how long it will … Read more >>
Independent 8812/Kairos
I’ve really enjoyed the last few Kairos puzzles that I’ve solved and blogged, but this one contained some stuff that I wasn’t enamoured with. Some really remote synonyms are my main complaint. Took … Read more >>