Independent

We are meeting up suspiciously often on Monday mornings, me and this setter. I can assure readers that our relationship is entirely 11ac, but I do love her in a special way this … Read more >>

As always, a tractable and entertaining puzzle from Peter for the Independent on Sunday slot.         Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi all.  It’s been an excellent week for Indy puzzles!  Thanks to Wiglaf for this one.  As is often the case I enjoyed the cheekier parts, … Read more >>

It’s Phi-day again! We found this a bit tougher than average for a Phi, but it all came together in the end. We are however slightly puzzled by 24d. We have looked for … Read more >>

It is a year and half since I last blogged a puzzle by Dutch, so I was pleased to renew my acquaintance with him today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle. … Read more >>

Eccles is now the most regular Wednesday setter for the Indie and he always provides a good example of the setter’s art.  He rarely goes in for themes or messages.       … Read more >>

A rare appearance from our editor, who has produced an enjoyable medium-difficulty crossword that must have been … (see below). There are a few terms that were new to me and not evidently … Read more >>

Tees often shows up in my Monday blogging rota slot. I’m not complaining; he’s always good fun, and today’s puzzle is no exception. A good mix of interestingly complicated constructions (of which my … Read more >>

Thanks Hynos for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Band is overhead overlooking motorway (4) SASH : “smash”(a shot in tennis hit above the hitter’s head, and thus … Read more >>

What a pleasure solving a Monk puzzle is. There are always some great clues and interesting wordplay to tease out. However it was quite hard.  Hard to finish. I got about a dozen … Read more >>

Our Friday regular compiler Phi has brought this week’s string of mid-week puzzles to an end once again. I found this to be a puzzle of medium difficulty on the Indy scale. I … Read more >>

Serpent challenges us today       It’s an odd looking grid with nineteen across clues and sixteen down which usually implies there is something going on in terms of a theme or … Read more >>

So far as I can see this is the first time that I’ve blogged a Wire, who has often appeared on Saturdays, which I don’t do. But it was a pleasant experience: some … Read more >>

It’s Joyce this week – solving and blogging the puzzle on her own while Bert is trekking in Nepal. It’s been a very strange experience as we always solve and blog puzzles together. … Read more >>