Independent 9,671 / Hob
Hob is occupying the Wednesday slot this week in what we usually consider to be Doc’s spiritual home. Although you could almost solve this puzzle without realising it, this puzzle marks an occasion … Read more >>
Never knowingly undersolved
Hob is occupying the Wednesday slot this week in what we usually consider to be Doc’s spiritual home. Although you could almost solve this puzzle without realising it, this puzzle marks an occasion … Read more >>
It is Gila’s turn to occupy the Thursday slot this week, with a real tour-de-force of a themed puzzle. This puzzle must have taken Gila an age to compile, and I hope that … Read more >>
Phi is very much at home today, occupying his customary Friday slot. I found this to be a medium-difficulty Phi puzzle, which gave me a good workout but saved me undue head-scratching. I … Read more >>
Radian’s latest offering fills the Tuesday slot this week. I found this to be a thoroughly entertaining, medium-difficulty puzzle, which I was able to complete to my satisfaction unaided, needing just to check … Read more >>
Tees has provided today’s cruciverbal pursuits, occupying what is traditionally Dac’s Wednesday slot. I found this quite a stiff challenge despite having got off to a flying start. The second half of the … Read more >>
Wiglaf is occupying the Thursday slot this week, and it is a while since it has fallen to me to blog one of his puzzles. That said, I found this one probably easier … Read more >>
The first puzzle of this new month has been provided by Phi, occupying his usual Friday slot. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, with not that many write-ins to get … Read more >>
Radian has provided today’s cruciverbal challenge, the first of his puzzles that I have blogged in a while. Crime and punishment is the theme that runs through this puzzle, with references (both direct … Read more >>
Today has brought a rare Wednesday outing for Punk, and an even rarer occasion for me to blog a puzzle by one of my favourite setters. I found this one not that difficult … Read more >>
Tees has provided this Thursday’s cruciverbal entertainment, using a grid that I am more used to seeing in the Guardian than in the Indy. I found this to be an easy puzzle to … Read more >>
Phi is in his spiritual home today, i.e. the Friday Indy slot. I found this quite tough, towards the harder end of the Phi spectrum. There were no particularly long entries in this … Read more >>
Crosophile’s latest teaser occupies the Tuesday slot this week. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle and one which I had to chip away at gradually, without ever triggering a flurry of … Read more >>
Alchemi has provided our mid-week entertainment today, in Dac’s absence. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle which allowed me to make considerable progress despite not having solved or understood the implications … Read more >>
This is my first outing as a blogger with Dutch, and a most enjoyable experience it was too! I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, with a good few write-ins (mainly anagrams) … Read more >>
Phi has provided the last of this week’s mid-week puzzles. I found this to be at the easier end of the Phi/Indy spectrum, a light solve to ease me gently into the weekend. … Read more >>