Independent

Independent 9,026 by Phi

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As usual Phi has given us a neat efficient crossword with some very nice clues. As I have said before, he is often a bit tricky to get started on and then when you look back afterwards it all seems so simple, as witness the large number of answers that have been parsed in just one term, and I don’t think that’s because I’m in a bit of a hurry to complete this since I have a message from Norton telling me that they must fix a threat which is high risk, and the whole thing may explode before the blog is completed.

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Independent 9,024 / Dac

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Today offers me my once-monthly opportunity to blog a Dac puzzle on a Wednesday. And I don’t suppose that I’ll say anything today that I haven’t said many times before: we have before … Read more >>

Independent 9,019 / Knut

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Knut’s latest offering fills the Thursday compiling slot this week. And a first perusal of the clues suggests that this puzzle has not appeared today by chance: the clues are littered with references … Read more >>

Independent 9,017 by Raich

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The usual very nice workout from Raich; not really demanding, but enough to cause someone like me to stop and think from time to time. I had no quibbles with any of the clues: they all seemed to be sound and some of them, like (and here I look through the clues to find ones to quote and nothing really stands out either positively or negatively, but perhaps) 6dn and 7dn were good.

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Independent 9016 by Hoskins

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* = anagram [] = removed A(mpere) = abbreviation Hoskins is a completely new setter and that always makes things a little tricky, as you don’t quite know what to expect. I found … Read more >>