Independent

Independent 9015 Scorpion (Sat 05-Sep 2015)

Sun September 13, 2015 at 12:03 amSat September 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

When I first saw the grid I thought there would be a Nina message on the perimeter somehow. This grid is surely crying out for it. But no, forget the perimeter this is … Read more >>

Independent 9020 – Phi

Fri September 11, 2015 at 7:30 am by Bertandjoyce

Many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us while we were out of internet range the last couple of weeks. Also thanks to Gaufrid and Pierre for sorting out a blog at … Read more >>

Independent 9,019 / Knut

Tue September 22, 2015 at 7:23 pmThu September 10, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

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 9018 / Dac

Wed September 9, 2015 at 3:35 pmWed September 9, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Another puzzle from Dac with a set of good surfaces to the clues, but … I am left wondering about the frequent (well, three) use of the word ‘wanting’ in … Read more >>

Independent 9,017 by Raich

Tue September 8, 2015 at 10:03 am by John

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.

Independent 9016 by Hoskins

Mon September 7, 2015 at 11:47 amMon September 7, 2015 at 9:00 am by NealH

* = 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 >>

Independent on Sunday 1,332 by Poins

Mon September 7, 2015 at 12:36 pmSun September 6, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Typical Independent on Sunday puzzle, straightforward though not necessarily easy. Thanks Poins.

Independent Crossword 9009 by Nimrod (29-08-2015)

Sat September 5, 2015 at 12:04 am by twencelas

As summer approaches its conclusion – an offering from Nimrod to ease the transition to autumn. Some quite tricky clues mixed with a number of more straight forward ones. And a familiar (to me … Read more >>

Independent 9,014 / Phi

Fri November 29, 2019 at 10:07 amFri September 4, 2015 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

The Friday slot is Phi’s traditional home, and here he is again with his latest offering. I found this puzzle towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum. The grid is one that … Read more >>

Independent 9013 / Knut

Thu September 3, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Knut is an up-to-date setter I like the topicality of Knut’s puzzles and today’s offering is no exception. Many solvers will have been aware of the news stories describing the … Read more >>

Independent 9,012 by Dac

Thu September 3, 2015 at 6:50 pmWed September 2, 2015 at 9:37 am by John

I wish setting clues were as easy as Dac makes it seem. Apparently every word just conveniently happens to have a simple way of being broken up to make a convincing surface, although it’s probably more a case of ars est celare artem.

Definitions underlined.