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Independent 8,622 / Hob

Tue June 3, 2014 at 8:24 am by RatkojaRiku

You never quite know who’ you’ll have to pit your wits against on a Tuesday, and this week it fell to me to do battle with Hob! This was exactly the kind of … Read more >>

*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone There is (1 across) something special planned for Wednesday, so Dac has been moved to Monday. I thought this was a … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1266/Hypnos

Sun June 1, 2014 at 8:25 amSun June 1, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pierre

I think I have pinned this all down, but there are a couple where I’d be happy to be corrected. Every setter has his or her particular style, and I don’t think … Read more >>

Independent 8614 by Tyrus (Saturday Prize Puzzle 24 May 2014)

Sat May 31, 2014 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A good, honest cryptic work-out from Tyrus this week – no fancy themes or Ninas (that I could see, anyway), just a ‘Ronseal’ puzzle – does what it says on the tin… Things proceeded fairly … Read more >>

Independent 8,619 by Phi

Fri August 24, 2018 at 5:08 pmFri May 30, 2014 at 10:34 am by John

Phi is approaching Dac status: it is hard to find new things to say about him, because his crosswords are always so good and sound and there are hardly any points where you have any doubts.

I have looked for ages at the completed grid, and apart from the fact that at one point in the unches you can read “he did us”, which is probably just chance, I can see nothing. Unless this is some reference to the book and Conan Doyle, which doesn’t seem to be the case. But knowing Phi there will be something.

Definitions in italics.

Independent 8618 / Nestor

Thu May 29, 2014 at 3:57 pmThu May 29, 2014 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

We ‘ve been busy just lately so tried to rush this one rather than enjoy the solve! It was only when Joyce came to write up the blog that she appreciated the surface … Read more >>

Independent 8,617 / Crosophile

Wed May 28, 2014 at 7:32 am by RatkojaRiku

As it is the last Wednesday of the month, Dac has vacated his usual slot to make room for Crosophile. I hadn’t solved or blogged a Crosophile puzzle for a while, which might … Read more >>

Independent 8616 / Rorschach

Tue May 27, 2014 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Rorschach is a setter who appears infrequently in the Independent – about once every quarter – but he is very welcome when he does appear. I haven’t completely sussed out … Read more >>

Independent 8615/Raich

Mon May 26, 2014 at 7:30 am by Pierre

I was pleased when I saw Raich’s name at the top of the grid this morning, because I enjoy having a go at his puzzles. I liked this one, except for two intersecting … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1265 Kairos

Sun May 25, 2014 at 12:02 am by scchua

(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.) I recall this was straightforward solving, … Read more >>

Independent Saturday Prize puzzle 8608 / Klingsor (17th May 2014)

Sat May 24, 2014 at 7:56 am by Bertandjoyce

A good Saturday challenge from Klingsor, with no unusual words and, as usual, some nifty misdirections to keep us on our toes. Across 1 Fancy dress item worn by one in church? … Read more >>

Independent 8613 / Phi

Fri September 14, 2018 at 9:29 amFri May 23, 2014 at 7:38 am by Bertandjoyce

Bert and Joyce are sharing the blog write up this week and we are slightly at odds with our feelings about the puzzle. The solve was thankfully fairly quick, for which we were … Read more >>

Independent 8,612 / Punk

Thu May 22, 2014 at 1:25 am by RatkojaRiku

Today’s sees Punk’s latest offering, sure to stretch and to entertain in equal measure. In actual fact, this puzzle stretched me less than many of Punk’s creations have, although the dip in level … Read more >>

Independent 8611 / Dac

Wed May 21, 2014 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

A standard good quality puzzle from Dac today without any themes or messages. All entries in today’s puzzles were reasonably well known words or phrases that I might use in … Read more >>

Independent 8,610 by Radian

Tue May 20, 2014 at 9:16 am by John

A high-quality crossword from Radian which took me longer than it should have done in retrospect, since the clues are generally quite clear, as witness the fact that many of the explanations below have been explained without words.

The theme is 18ac words, of which we have examples in 11ac (probably), 25ac, 13dn, 15dn, 19dn and no doubt several others that I can’t immediately see. There are some words, like 4dn or 23dn, whose letters are formed in a certain way, but they are not so far as I know 18ac words.

Definitions in italics.