Independent

Serpent making his regular ~6 weekly appearance in the Saturday slot.  And that’s all right by me. A crossword up to the usual excellent standard and tricky while not being excessively difficult. I … Read more >>

Tees is filling the mid-week slot this week. It is a good long while since it last fell to me to blog a puzzle by this setter. For me, this was a puzzle … Read more >>

Filbert must be one of the most prolific Independent setters at the moment.       I really enjoyed solving this puzzle with its themes and variations.  The main theme centered on various … Read more >>

I blogged Brunel’s first Independent puzzle nearly three years ago, and was impressed with it. He has been a regular but infrequent setter for the paper since then, but I was equally impressed … Read more >>

Saladin is new to me to blog. Seems he is also pretty new to the Independent rota too, A new challenge A delightful set of clues – particular mention to 15ac (very neat), … Read more >>

Bluth has provided us with a real cruciverbal treat this Thursday. This was an unusual grid that accommodated a large number of clues with a wide variety of word lengths and as many … Read more >>

Filbert occupies the Wednesday slot in the Independent cryptic series this week.       Some setters rely heavily on dictionary definitions for answers or wordplay in their clues, but Filbert is not … Read more >>

A delightful puzzle from Wire to start the week. Soundly constructed clues and a variety of interesting references. Bravo.   Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>