A very nice Radian puzzle of I think a nice level of difficulty. I say ‘I think’ because I only have an impression, my actual time not meaning much. At the moment I have a strange pain in my right thumb when I try to write, which forces me to write left-handed, which is wonderful, like being a small child again, but incredibly slow, and when I have to write the letters down to get an anagram it takes ages.
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Independent 8886 – Dac
After Dac’s impressive April 1st puzzle last week, it’s back to the smooth surfaces and straightforward clueing we have come to expect …
Independent 8,885 / Hieroglyph
The Tuesday slot this week is filled by Hieroglyph, whose puzzles I have hitherto had little experience of either solving or blogging. …
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 …
Independent Saturday Prize Crossword 8877 by Klingsor 28/03/15
We started off very quickly with both of us solving 1AC as soon as we looked at the clue. Despite the setter, …
Independent 8,882 by Phi
Every Friday we have the same thing, a very satisfactory and pleasant crossword from Phi, with few if any points of controversy. Initially, when I saw the answer ‘raindrop’ I thought Phi was balancing out all those rock music Ninas we so often have, by having nicknames of pieces of music, possibly just by Chopin, but either he is, and I am ignorant, or this was a false lead.
As usual with Phi for some reason, I was slow to start but then made steady progress.
Independent 8881 / Knut
This is only the third Knut puzzle in the Indy and as it was Thursday, we expected a challenge. There was some …
Independent 8,880 / Dac
Today brings the start of a new month and my monthly encounter with Dac. Although Wednesday is typically Dac day, I did …
Independent 8879 / Scorpion
I enjoyed this puzzle by Scorpion. It made me think outside the box a bit. The vocabulary in the …
Independent 8,878 by eXternal
eXternal, one of the Indy’s young breed of setters today.
Independent on Sunday 1309 Raich
An enjoyable Sunday outing with Raich, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Bill Dad’s accepted at centre of …
Independent 8,871 by Monk (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 21/03/15)
It seems to bit a little while since I’ve come up against Monk. I always enjoy the challenged, but can rarely quite …
Independent 8876 / Phi
Phi-day again and, despite some unusual words, we found this an enjoyable and fairly straightforward challenge. There is a Shakespearean Nina round …
Independent 8,875 / Alchemi
I have had few opportunities to solve and blog puzzles compiled by Alchemi so far, so I was rather looking forward to …