Independent

This is a pseudonym I do not recall seeing in the Indy before.     It’s an anagram of Arachne so I guess it’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that it has some connection … Read more >>

Wow! Hypnos three weeks in a row. Let’s hope the IOS does not follow a four-setters cycle since the four bloggers do … then we will end up blogging the same setter. Nothing … Read more >>

IThis puzzle was published on the first weekend of the new Football League season in England.  A new team in League 2 was AFC Wimbledon.  This was the club that was formed when … Read more >>

I feel as though I have been put through my paces this morning, by a set of Phi’s typically ultra-sound clues. As for how the solving went, it was a puzzle of two … Read more >>

It was nice to have bit longer to spend on this week’s puzzle and blog. And probably just as well, given that it’s Thursday and Scorpion never gives solvers an easy ride. Such … Read more >>

As always a silky-smooth production from Dac. Some of the surfaces are, even by his high standards, quite excellent. Across 1 CHAP EL{i} 5 APPOSITE — (op(rev). sit) in a PE — breathtakingly … Read more >>

When I started to blog here I never thought I’d be reporting from a war zone. So a warm, ok fiery welcome from SE London Gosh I found this hard, the theme is … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I found this a bit tougher than the usual Quixote. The presence of a few unusual words like moot, halberdier and imprest meant it … Read more >>

I think this may be a Sunday debut from Anax, and I’m certain that he will be a welcome addition to the lineup as far as solvers are concerned. That said, I wasn’t … Read more >>

It’s always exciting, if a little daunting, to see a Monk puzzle pop up, especially on a blogging day. That was particularly true this week. I must admit I thought I was going … Read more >>

Apologies for the lateness and brevity. This was great stuff as ever from Phi, and given how busy I’ve been today, mercifully low on clues. I think it might be a pangram too, … Read more >>

A good crossword from Mordred, but the Nina is completely lost on me. When I’d solved it there was a message inviting me to find all the examples of 16ac. If this is what it … Read more >>

Dac’s back after a week away. 1ac is a new term for me but a quick internet search confirmed it. Some nice long anagrams to get yer teeth into. Indicates Anagram = * … Read more >>

Raich gave me a good workout this morning, offering me enough easy clues to get started and enough of a challenge to keep me scratching my head for quite a while. Of all … Read more >>

A wealth of wit, a soupçon of smut, and a cracking cruciverbal Monday morning.  Mr Halpern’s moseyed into town. After the trauma of finding that I had to blog Anax a few weeks … Read more >>