Independent

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 >>

No complaints from me about drawing another Radian puzzle to blog. This was a good one, though I seemed to race through many of the clues before becoming completely stumped on the last … Read more >>

I haven’t blogged many Klingsor puzzles – just two to date – and don’t really have much a track record against him, so I approached this with a degree of trepidation in a … Read more >>

Another enjoyable crossword from Tees, who also sets as Neo in the Financial Times.       I started off fairly quickly but slowed down a bit towards the end as I had to … Read more >>

A nice crossword from Crosophile today. He is doing a good job of filling the gap left by Dac on the last Wednesday of every month. Across 1 GIANTSCAUSEWAY — (casting)* au se{a}way … Read more >>

Gah I hate insomnia but it means an early post. Slight surprise to see the editor again, but very welcome nonetheless. On seeing Eimi I was a little self duped into thinking this … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism An enjoyable puzzle by Morph with no particular theme that I could see. It was mostly fairly straightforward, but there were a couple I … Read more >>

I think it’s my turn to blog the IoS. The calendar says so, though the Christmas break threw the rota out of whack a little. Apologies if I’m stepping on anyone’s toes. Our … Read more >>

The man from the banks of the Bann gives us a characteristically tricky prize crossword challenge with several clues that had me foxed for quite a while.  Several of them up to and … Read more >>

From today, I have transferred from blogging weekday Guardian crosswords on a 3-week cycle to blogging Independent weekday crosswords on a weekly cycle. I have blogged Phi crosswords in the Independent once or … Read more >>