Independent

I blogged the Hypnos Sunday puzzle last month and enjoyed it, and I enjoyed this one too; but I found it just as tricky, especially the NE corner.  I need help with one, … Read more >>

What the Hell?! I know it is a Nimrod, but I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition!… A veritable tour-de-force from a master of the dark arts of cruciverbalism…a multi-layered thematic (and anniversarial?) puzzle to fry the mind, … Read more >>

A fairly tricky themed puzzle for our first weekday blog. It seems only a short time ago that we were lurkers. We used to complete the Indy late in the evening and by … Read more >>

When I saw the rather strange grid, with six 15-letter words and only 22 answers, it immediately seemed that something was afoot, but I can’t see anything. Perhaps there is indeed something there, … Read more >>

After a struggle with last week’s puzzle, it was nice to be back in Dac’s safe hands again today. This was an easier-than-average Dac solve for me this morning, with some fairly accessible … Read more >>

I don’t think Phi is seen all that often on a Tuesday, but I enjoy solving his puzzles on any day.       Happy Birthday Charles! – 200 today. It has been … Read more >>

Bonjour!  I was pleased to see that it was Punk this morning, because I really liked his COWBOYS and INDIANS puzzle that I blogged a few months ago.  This was a fun crossword, … Read more >>

A pretty straightforward puzzle, not presenting too much in the way of challenges. Sound, though, and with some nice wordplay (e.g. 12a, 16d). Across 1 AVERSION A particular form of hatred A; VERSION … Read more >>

We like Phi so we were really pleased that our first blog was one of his. When we saw the number of themed clues however, we wondered what we were taking on. It … Read more >>

Friday rolls along and normality returns from Phi’s very rare ventures into Saturday prize position, well me hearties what do we have here… There seems to be a small naval theme maybe some … Read more >>

We have vintage Nestor on display this morning in a puzzle that truly showcases his brilliance as a compiler – and my lack of brilliance as a solver, alas. After slotting in a … Read more >>

This was a good crossword with no gimmicks, no pangrams and no theme that I could see.       A number of the Across answers had double letters  – HAGGIS, MORRIS, JOANNA … Read more >>

Poor old Anax seems to be stuck with me at the moment and I probably don’t do justice to a beautifully-crafted crossword with some lovely clues. But this was tough. On several occasions I … Read more >>

Fine puzzle in the Quixote style ie at the easier end of the spectrum – solving time 19 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 1 JUDGES     Book of the Bible    G (good) in (St) … Read more >>

A decent puzzle from Glow-worm, in the usual accessible Sunday Indy Prize style, albeit there were a good number of clues that I found more difficult, and there’s one I can’t parse.  Not … Read more >>