Independent on Sunday 1,581/Tees
I’m having more interaction with Tees than I am with my own children these days. Once again one of his puzzles arrives …
Pierre
Independent 10,500/Hypnos
Hypnos is a long-standing, regular but comparatively infrequent setter for the Independent and the Independent on Sunday. I found this to be …
Everyman 3,842/31 May
Another Sunday, another Everyman. Lots to like in this one, as well as some stuff that might grate with some solvers. It’s …
Guardian Quiptic 1,072/Pan
Pan is one of our longest-standing Quiptic setters, and she has given us a pleasing Quiptic this morning that generally does what …
Independent on Sunday 1314/Kairos
Top puzzle, this one, imho. There’s one I can’t parse, though. Kairos has got the knack of what most folk …
Guardian Quiptic 806/Pan
Not sure what to make of this one. The grid wasn’t helpful to the solve; there were some clues I found hard …
Independent 8902/Commoner
Perhaps not my favourite ever Commoner puzzle. Not a bad crossword by any means, but almost half the clues made use of …
Everyman 3575/12 April
Everyman was my route into solving cryptics, so I always get pleasure from blogging his puzzles in an attempt to help new …
Guardian Quiptic 804/Hectence
I’m usually a big fan of her Quiptics, but Hectence has given us an over-complicated one here, I fancy. The grid didn’t …
Independent 8884/Punk
I haven’t blogged a Punk puzzle in ages, so I was pleased to see Mr Halpern’s moniker at the top of the …
Independent on Sunday 1310/Commoner
Took me ages to get going with this one; I’m putting it down to having to put the clocks forward and my …
Guardian Quiptic 802/Pan
There was some tough stuff for a Quiptic in Pan’s puzzle today. Or perhaps I’m just jet-lagged from putting the clocks forward …
Everyman 3571/16 March
Another fine crossword from Everyman, but there were some tricky ones in here. And a nod to what many people will be …
Guardian Quiptic 800/Hectence
Good puzzle from Hectence, and it came together nicely once I’d got a foothold; but some seriously tricky ones in here, for …
Independent 8866/Kairos
The last time I blogged a Kairos puzzle I was a bit grumpy about it, but I thought this was a terrific …