Today sees my monthly blogging encounter with Dac and his highly sound clues with their silky-smooth surfaces.
Independent
Independent 8760 / Hob
What an excellent puzzle! Some may disagree with this statement but I enjoyed every minute of it.
Independent 8759/Kairos
This setter has produced some cracking puzzles recently, and they seem to crop up on my watch, which is no hardship at all. Another well-crafted, accessible crossword in the Monday slot, which until … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1289 Hypnos
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable puzzle from Hypnos, to … Read more >>
Independent 8,752 by Phi (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 01/11/14)
Aha. A rarish Saturday outing for Phi, no doubt due to being ousted from the Friday slot by Morph’s halloween puzzle. In terms of difficulty, this one didn’t seem out of place for … Read more >>
Independent 8757 / Phi
It’s back to normal this Phiday, and another excellent puzzle with a good mix of fairly straightforward clues and some which caused a bit of head-scratching. Knowing Phi’s propensity for themes or ninas, … Read more >>
Independent 8,756 / Nestor
Today is Thursday, a compiling slot not infrequently occupied by Nestor. Alas, it has not recently fallen to me to blog a Nestor, so I was pleased to see his name alongside today’s … Read more >>
Independent 8755 / Dac
If you are hoping for a new take on a puzzle set by Dac from someone who seldom blogs the Indy then I’m afraid you are going to be disappointed. I can only … Read more >>
Independent 8,754 by Radian
One of Radian’s best. I enjoyed this, just the right level of difficulty for me. There was enough to make you think a bit, but the setter loses gracefully, and does so without any lingering feeling of irritation at not being quite able to see how something worked: everything seems sound and of a good standard. Some of the indicators of anagrams, inclusions and reversals were unusual, but they were all fine in my opinion.
Definitions underlined.
Independent 8,753 by Eimi
Now we are Eight. Nice to see the editor for a change and a generally easyish puzzle to brighten an otherwise drab, damp and generally grotty day here in Suffolk.
Independent on Sunday 1,288 by Raich
A straightforward and enjoyable puzzle from Raich.
Independent 8746 (Sat 25th Oct 2014) Jambazi
If there’s one thing that is notable about a Jambazi puzzle, it is that every clue surface reading makes sense, but not necessarily one that helps solve the clue much… … which is why … Read more >>
Independent 8,751 / Morph
I was rather surprised to see that Morph was occupying the Friday spot this week. I suppose that I should immediately have asked myself if there was something about this puzzle, appearing on … Read more >>
Independent 8750 / Donk
Donk’s puzzle are always a challenge and frequently attract praise from solvers There is clearly flair in the cluing of today’s puzzle with a significant need for lateral thinking [e.g. 1 … Read more >>
Independent 8,749 by Quixote
Quixote’s usual very satisfactory and sound crossword, a good replacement when there is no Dac on a Wednesday.
Definitions (apart from in 1ac, which I’m not sure about) underlined. [I wasn’t sure about it, but I am now, so the definition is underlined]