There are two clues here that are as good as any you ever see.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Independent
Independent 9274 / Crosophile
It seems a while since we last blogged a Crosophile and we always enjoy his puzzles as there’s invariably something going on in the grid. In this case, there’s a nina round three … Read more >>
Independent 9,273 by Wiglaf
Monday again and my second Wiglaf in his third Daily Indy crossword.
Independent on Sunday 1376 / Hypnos
I don’t normally solve the IoS (I’ve only done so today because the scheduled blogger is away) so cannot say how this one compares with others in the series or with previous Hypnos cryptics. … Read more >>
Independent 9272 by Nimrod (Saturday Puzzle 2 July 2016)
To adapt a well-worn and topical football cliché, Nimrod would probably be the first name on the Indy (or any other) crossword editor’s ‘team sheet’…and to quote the Monty Python team in their (admittedly … Read more >>
Independent 9271 / Phi
Phi has given us an interesting puzzle today First look at the grid suggests it is a classic design for a message round the outside. However, Phi is only … Read more >>
Independent 9,270 by Monk
As usual a good crossword from Monk today. His mistake (I assume, using the authority of Google) in 18ac is perhaps a slight blemish but otherwise there is the usual range of nice clues, some of them setting me back for longer than I would like. But we can’t all be speed solvers, can we.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Independent 9269 / Dac
Another well-crafted puzzle from Dac today. We’d never come across 4ac before but once we had a few crossing letters it fell into place. Across 1 Thinking comic has forgotten introduction (6) MUSING … Read more >>
Independent 9,268 / Math
Today is Tuesday, so a themed puzzle of one sort or another is to be expected. And Math, a compiler with whose work I have hitherto had only a passing acquaintance, has not … Read more >>
Independent 9,267 by Punk
I found this extremely tough and almost ground to a halt completely a couple of times. But with some perseverence I managed to finish it.
Independent on Sunday 1,375 by Poins
You might think I should be on Poins’ wavelength by now, having had many months drawing Poins every time I blogged an Independent on Sunday puzzle. Instead I found this quite a challenge, … Read more >>
Independent 9266 / Tees
We found this a fairly straightforward Saturday challenge from Tees, but we’re too depressed by yesterday’s result to say any more. We did like the definition at 20 across however. Across 8 … Read more >>
Independent 9,265 by Phi
A Phi crossword of medium difficulty, I found, although it all seems perfectly straighforward now. The mark of a good setter, they say.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Independent 9264 / Hob
Well, EU Referendum Day, and the Indy goes for a themed puzzle from Hob – based on…..cricket! However, it is the 100th anniversary of the birth of one the most iconic English … Read more >>
Independent 9,263 / Kairos
I was surprised not to find myself on familiar territory today, having expected to have Dac’s latest puzzle to solve and blog this Wednesday. As it was, today provided me with my first … Read more >>