Independent 8461 / Donk
Christmas has come early in the Bertandjoyce household today – a Donk puzzle to blog at last! His first puzzle appeared on …
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Independent 8460 by Hob
I greet announcements that the BBC has secured the rights to cover Formula One with a groan, so you can probably gather …
Independent on Sunday 1,239 by Hypnos
A slightly tardy post today, so apologies for that. No excuses here though: this was all entirely tractable and everything fell into …
Independent 8,453 by Anax (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 16/11/13)
This seems to be the second Saturday in a row that I’ve drawn an Anax, and no complaints from me there. This …
Independent 8458 / Phi
Phi has filled his regular Friday slot with a very enjoyable puzzle. Today is the 100th anniversary of the …
Independent 8,457 by Nestor
Once I must have had a bad experience with Nestor, because his crosswords always fill me with fear before I start, yet …
Independent 8456 / Dac
Another excellently crafted puzzle from Dac today. As usual, the surface readings are all good. We’d never come across the solution …
Independent 8,455 / Radian
You can never be sure who’ll have set the Tuesday puzzle, but a theme of some description is almost guaranteed. Radian does …
Independent 8454/Quixote
Another sound and accessible Monday puzzle from Quixote. A good mixture of clue types, with everything clearly indicated, even for the less …
Independent on Sunday 1238/Poins
An enjoyable and largely accessible IoS puzzle from Poins. His cluing style can border on the intricate, but there’s nothing wrong with …
Independent 8447 (Sat 09-Nov-2013) Bannsider
It has been a while since I blogged a Bannsider and though I have a notoriously bad memory, he still engenders a …
Independent 8,452 by Phi
As we always get on Fridays, a nicely done crossword from Phi that is of the usual level of difficulty, contains some …
Independent 8451 / Nimrod
There’s always a sense of expectation and trepidation when it comes round to blogging on Thursdays – at least for us that …
Independent 8,450 / Dac
What would Wednesday be without a Dac (or an occasional Crosophile)? Dac has come up trumps again with a set of finely …
Independent 8449 / Scorpion
Scorpion has given us a puzzle that makes us think. When I first read the clues, I expected ‘man/woman …