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Independent
Independent cryptic No. 11,877 by Methuselah
Good morning fellow solvers
A themed grid from Methuselah, with working out the theme arguably more fiendish than the crossword itself. Never have I been more grateful to be part of the Indy blogging team, who have the pleasure of receiving these a bit in advance of publication!
Independent 11,876 by Phi
Our regular Phiday morning wake-up call.
Independent 11,875 by Bluth
Bluth makes a welcome appearance today.
Independent 11,874 / Eccles
Eccles is occupying his familiar Wednesday slot this week. As with my experience of many other Eccles puzzles, this crossword combined a good few easy clues as starters but more than enough teasers … Read more >>
Independent 11873 / Knut
I find Knut’s puzzles entertaining and was pleased to see I was blogging one today. There’s a lot going on in the wordplay for many of today’s clues which is … Read more >>
Independent 11,872 by Italicus
Firstly, apologies for posting the wrong blog this morning. I use the Drury's website to do the puzzle but, unfortunately if you open an Indy puzzle in advance of the date there and it hasn't yet been uploaded, rather than tell you it's not there it just shows you an old puzzle. Normally, I check that it's the right puzzle but on this occasion I forgot and just dived in.
Thankfully, the correct puzzle wasn't too difficult and I could knock it off fairly quickly. That's not to say it was a bad puzzle – there were loads of good clues.
Independent on Sunday 1,809/Stamp
I very much enjoyed solving and blogging this Sunday’s Independent puzzle by Stamp. Lots of great surface readings, all clearly clued and with one or two nice twists. I can get on with … Read more >>
Independent 11,871 by Tyrus
Tyrus provides today’s brainteaser.
Independent 11,870 by Phi
It’s the end of the week and we have a Phi puzzle to solve. No complaints here – lots of smooth surfaces as always.
Independent 11,869 / Methuselah
Methuselah has served up a cruciverbal feast for our delectation today, with plenty to get one’s teeth into and to savour. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle from start to finish, finding it to … Read more >>
Independent 11868 / Eccles
Eccles has been appearing every Wednesday for the past four weeks rather than the fortnightly sequence he used to follow. This was a typical Eccles puzzle, free from themes and … Read more >>
Independent 11,867 by Atrica
Atrica provides today’s challenge.
Independent 11,866/Coot
Coot has the puzzle to start off the Independent crosswording week. All pretty tractable, but with some attractively quirky touches in places. Turns out they may be part of a ghost theme: it’s … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1808 Filbert
Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Charles spotting game for kids is easily cracked (6) CRISPY : CR(abbrev. for Charles Rex, King Charles) + [I SPY](spotting game … Read more >>