Independent

The Thursday slot is shared by a range of compilers, so you never quite know who you will be doing battle with. Today’s slot is occupied by Tees, whose work I haven’t blogged … Read more >>

It’s one of the first three weeks of the month so Dac presents the Wednesday puzzle.       It gets harder every week to avoid becoming repetitive about Dac’s compiling skills, so … Read more >>

There are several clues here that proved rather difficult. Rorschach has produced a crossword that is certainly good in parts, I remain to be convinced about some of it, but that is likely … Read more >>

*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone I found the top half of this somewhat harder than the bottom, with 5 particularly holding me up (mainly because I … Read more >>

Another Sunday, another Kairos puzzle for me. This one was considerably harder than the last, with a number of words that were new to me and some tricky wordplay for some of the … Read more >>

Remember, remember, the 26th of October…unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it up to the Northern S&B get-together last weekend…but will Anax have remembered?… Not just any old S&B get-together, but a celebration … Read more >>

My apologies for the late posting of this Friday’s offering from Phi – I have had baby-sitting duties today and thus very little time to myself. Indeed, on a day of bottle-warming and … Read more >>

Klingsor has given us an enjoyable crossword today with only one entry that I have only rarely seen before.       I liked the surface of many of today’s clues.  In particular, … Read more >>

On the last Wednesday of every month Crosophile gives Dac a rest, and although it would be practically impossible to emulate the master he usually makes a pretty good job of coming near, as … Read more >>

Our first thoughts when we saw the grid were not that favourable! The fact that each corner was somewhat isolated from the others is not something that we particularly like and also there … Read more >>

I didn’t really enjoy this one as much as I have previous puzzles by Alchemi.  I found it a bit clunky, with some dubious cluing and less than elegant surfaces.  That could just … Read more >>

Judging from the lack of notes and scribbles on my paper, this week’s puzzle didn’t put up too much of a struggle. That said, the last one in was 13dn which in fact … Read more >>

We found this puzzle difficult to get into. We filled in about half of the grid one evening and then picked it up afresh the next morning and were surprised at how many … Read more >>

It’s Friday, it’s Phi, so all’s well with the crossword world.       Perhaps not Phi’s toughest puzzle, but a pleasant way to the end the week.  I can’t see any theme … Read more >>

Monk has as always given us a very enjoyable crossword. There is one about which I’m not all that sure, so if you’re one of those people who came to the blog in … Read more >>