Independent

Dac is occupying the Wednesday slot again this week, as you might expect. Speaking to a fellow solver about Dac’s puzzles last week, he said that he always comes back to a puzzle … Read more >>

This was a puzzle with a theme.         The theme may not be common knowledge to everyone, especially those solvers from outside the United Kingdom.  The wordplay however is fairly … Read more >>

In terms of difficulty, this was somewhat akin to beating Australia at cricket – occasional bits of resistance but mostly a pushover. Having said that, there were some nicely written clues – I … Read more >>

I remember that this didn’t pose too much of a problem, at the time of solving.  Like this one, I’ve enjoyed Raich’s puzzles in the weekday Indy, and also liked and blogged his … Read more >>

Phew! What a scorcher…and I don’t mean the actual summer heatwave we are enjoying (enduring?) here in the UK, I mean the tough mental workout this week, from a man at the top … Read more >>

How time flies! It’s Phi-day again already. The grid will suit those solvers who like lots of checking letters. However, despite all of these we still had a bit of difficulty with a … Read more >>

It hadn’t fallen to me to blog a Morph puzzle for a good few months, so I attacked this morning’s offering with particular gusto. I seemed very much to be on Morph’s wavelength … Read more >>

After last week’s Anax puzzle, my blog returns to the calmer waters of a Dac.       This was another of Dac’s good sound crosswords where you know that the clues will … Read more >>

Radian has given us a good crossword themed around this week’s big golfing event, The Open (at Muirfield, which has attracted adverse publicity because of its exclusion of women). At least I’m pretty … Read more >>

Those that followed a thread elsewhere in cruciverbal cyberspace a few weeks ago will have seen an opinion expressed about bloggers being sycophantic, and blogs here and elsewhere being unhealthy blogger and setter … Read more >>

From a quick search of the site, this appears to be Commoner’s 3rd Indy puzzle, and certainly the first one I have solved. On this form, I can only assume that he/she must … Read more >>

It seems a while since we last blogged a Saturday Prize puzzle. We were away last month and mc_rapper67 kindly stepped in for us. Many thanks to him! We thought this was a tricky … Read more >>

It’s Friday today, so not surprising to find Phi occupying the slot this morning. I found that I got about three quarters of the way through this one before grinding to a halt, … Read more >>

Thursday is traditionally the day for the more difficult Independent daily crossword.       Some solvers may feel that today’s crossword touches or crosses the bounds of acceptability for a daily crossword.  Clearly … Read more >>

What does one ever say about Dac’s crosswords except that they are as always quite delightful? He endlessly manages to produce clues that are pithy and smooth (an adjective that is often used in … Read more >>