Independent

As Duncan said a few weeks ago, Dac really does write clues that make good sense. There were a few clues that we puzzled over for a while but all were very fair. … Read more >>

My apologies to readers for the later than normal posting, but there was just no way that I was going to be able to do justice to an Anax in the wee small … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism An unusual Monday outing for Punk, which was a themed puzzle, the theme being people and things from Brighton. Since I didn’t know any … Read more >>

I struggled a bit with this, mainly because while I was trying to solve it, the kids were in the front room screaming at the TV to encourage Andy Murray to convert four … Read more >>

A new setter, I believe time for champagne and caviar? Indeed it is. what a marvellous debut. I can’t remember when I was so engrossed in a non-barred puzzle. A lovely variety of … Read more >>

As always a nice crossword from Phi. The system of having a number of clues (the answers to which are in bold) that rely on some already-solved clues is not my favourite, but in this … Read more >>

We found this a relatively straightforward work-out for a Thursday puzzle. The clueing was all very fair, with good surface readings, but we did need some assistance to check some unusual definitions and … Read more >>

A Wednesday slot in the middle of the month is surely Dac’s by right, and today is no exception. In true Dac fashion, we are in the presence of (yet) a(nother) set of … Read more >>

This is Jambazi’s second puzzle for the weekday Independent.  He has also set one weekend prize puzzle.  His first daily Independent puzzle was published n July and I enjoyed blogging it then.  I … Read more >>

Another accessible but well-constructed Monday puzzle from Quixote.  Lots of different devices, including some clever anagrams, and some nice story-telling surfaces.     Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind … Read more >>

An IoS towards the harder end of the spectrum, I thought.  There were quite some answers that had to be teased out, including the 4 long anagrams, of which I found 8 down … Read more >>

Nurse! My medication, please! This fiendishly clever and involved Saturday Prize puzzle from Nimrod almost reduced me to a gibbering wreck…or rather to more of one… Where to start? Several linked clues; some … Read more >>

We’re always pleased to solve a Phi-day puzzle at the end of the week. We started off thinking that this was a fairly easy puzzle until we ground to a halt about two-thirds … Read more >>

It is Thursday today, so you take pot luck in terms of which compiler you get, and I am always very pleased to cross swords with Nestor. With Nestor you know that what … Read more >>

This was another excellent puzzle by Dac.  He really does write clues that make good sense.       I always look for Ninas and themes in puzzles that I blog, but I … Read more >>