Independent – Page 220 – Fifteensquared

Independent 9,699 by Vigo

Mon November 13, 2017 at 6:01 pmMon November 13, 2017 at 9:00 am by NealH

A nice mixture of clues, mostly on the easy side but a few that had me scratching my head for parsings.

Independent on Sunday 1,446 by Hoskins

Sat December 9, 2017 at 3:59 pmSun November 12, 2017 at 12:01 am by Simon Harding

My second chance on the trot to lock horns with Hoskins as part of the Sunday rotation, which is by no means a complaint. The usual good fun here: lots of very smooth … Read more >>

Independent crossword 9698 by Serpent

Sat November 11, 2017 at 9:55 amSat November 11, 2017 at 1:30 am by twencelas

Armistice day and a puzzle from Serpent, who is rapidly becoming a favourite setter of mine. Serpent’s usual high quality clues were in evidence. The physicist in me liked 22dn whilst the humour … Read more >>

Independent 9,697 by Phi

Fri November 10, 2017 at 9:25 am by John

When is a Phi crossword anything but workmanlike and pleasantly sound? At my iu3a group the other day I gave everyone a Phi to do and it was much appreciated.

Independent 9696 / Klingsor

Thu November 9, 2017 at 11:42 amThu November 9, 2017 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

As expected, a fairly tough challenge from Klingsor today. Having said that, when we came to write up the blog, we wondered why we had any problems – all the clues are … Read more >>

Independent 9,695 / Daedalus

Thu November 9, 2017 at 1:52 amWed November 8, 2017 at 10:55 am by RatkojaRiku

This was my first experience not of solving a Daedalus crossword but of blogging one. I remember Guardian puzzles by Logodaedalus but he could well be unrelated to our setter today …. I … Read more >>

Independent 9694 /Filbert

Tue November 7, 2017 at 8:44 amTue November 7, 2017 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

As far as I can see, Filbert is a new setter. Certainly a search of fifteensquared doesn’t produce any previous puzzles by him / her There was a puzzle last … Read more >>

Independent 9693/Tees

Mon November 6, 2017 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Tees has previously set a triple pangram. This wasn’t one of those. It was in fact a reasonably straightforward cryptic, but with some headscratching required: just right for a Monday, imho. I … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1445/Poins

Sun November 5, 2017 at 7:17 amSun November 5, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Poins has a particular style of setting, which I am finally getting used to. I still find that I need to ponder his clues longer than other IoS setters, but that’s no bad … Read more >>

Independent 9692 by Anax (Saturday Puzzle 4 November 2017)

Sun November 5, 2017 at 3:51 pmSat November 4, 2017 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

A challenging puzzle from Anax this week…with some clever cross-references, silky surface readings and a bit of mirthful misdirection… After a bit of a flying start from letting my eye roam straight to 23D … Read more >>

Independent 9691 / Phi

Fri November 3, 2017 at 10:40 amFri November 3, 2017 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi-day again, and the usual excellent puzzle. Lots to enjoy, but we just cannot figure out 22ac – there’s only one word that fits, and there’s a straightforward definition, but how on … Read more >>

Independent 9,690 / Dutch

Thu November 2, 2017 at 5:39 pm by RatkojaRiku

My apologies for the late posting, which is due to unforeseen circumstances this afternoon. This is only the second occasion on which I have blogged a puzzle by Dutch, and I have to … Read more >>

Independent 9689 / Eccles

Wed November 1, 2017 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

An enjoyable puzzle from Eccles today. There was nothing obscure in the puzzle. I think all the entries are words that most solvers will have encountered outside the arcane world … Read more >>

Independent 9,688 by Wiglaf

Tue October 31, 2017 at 10:35 am by John

This crossword from Wiglaf caused some difficulty, partly no doubt as a result of my lack of familiarity with its theme, but apart from one or two niggles everything seemed to be sound enough and generally I enjoyed it.

Independent 9687 by Hoskins

Mon October 30, 2017 at 4:02 pmMon October 30, 2017 at 9:33 am by flashling

Well it’s Monday and Hoskins, much needed relief after a weekend in York. The Indy web site gremlins seem to have struck again but the puzzle is now up.