Independent

Crosophile has produced a very rare Wednesday crossword because Dac is having a well-earned rest, perhaps. I found this a little harder than the setter with whom I am always happiest, and no … Read more >>

My last one for the year and it’s a Nimrod, oh dear not again, several days of feasting – well drinking, eating and lounging in front of the tele, let’s be honest here … Read more >>

I fancy this might be a lonely place today, since you’re all no doubt doing Feast of St Stephen things, but if you are by any chance remotely interested, you’ll find my take … Read more >>

My records are perhaps not entirely exhaustive, but I think this is the first time I’ve blogged a Glow-worm IoS puzzle. This one was very enjoyable, and was pitched just right for a … Read more >>

I hope I’m safe to post this today. Closing dates for puzzles are a bit of a moveable feast at this time of year, but according to the paper, the competition should be … Read more >>

This was a nice, seasonal offering from Phi with a mini theme revolving around 21/23A. There were one or two toughies in here (EVADNE and PHILIPPI in particular), which I’m guessing were constraints … Read more >>

Morph has produced a good crossword today, but I’ve never known him not to have a Nina and it is completely lost on me. All that effort and I didn’t even see it. … Read more >>

Called off the bench again late in the day.  In the interests of getting something out quickish, I’ll be brief. I need help on a couple, please.     Across 1  PLEASANT Nicely … Read more >>

I hadn’t blogged a Scorpion for a while and when I realised that the Tuesday slot had fallen to me, I was hoping it might be one. True to form, Scorpion did not … Read more >>

This puzzle I found was the least difficult Anax Indy puzzle of the year so far – solving time, 20 mins.      Very enjoyable. It’s a themed puzzle –  a theme I tumbled to … Read more >>

My last IoS blog was a Raich, and I bag another here, which I don’t mind at all.  An accessible Sunday Prize Crossword, which I enjoyed. There were a couple of what I … Read more >>

After the usual gulp upon seeing Nimrod at the top of the Prize Puzzle when on blogging duty this turned out to be less evil than many of his puzzles – at least … Read more >>

For some reason I was unusually quick on this crossword, solving over half the clues on an initial read-through, something that doesn’t often happen. So I would say what a nice crossword, wouldn’t … Read more >>

Arachne yesterday in the Guardian transforms to Anarche in the Indy today. Can’t see any themes as such (I missed the Nina by Phi last week) and I had to look up 13a … Read more >>

I was looking forward to a Dac puzzle this Wednesday morning and I was not disappointed: a set of tightly clued entries with fathomable wordplay, yet enough of a challenge to tease the … Read more >>