After a few tougher Sundays a gentle Hoskins
Independent
Independent 11,451 by Wire
Wire provides the Saturday challenge this week – and we, together with Eileen and Pierre, are hosting the S&B get-together in Nottingham from 11am at ‘The Embankment’ pub, Trent Bridge – see you there?
Independent 11450 / Phi
Friday wouldn’t be normal in the Independent crossword world if we didn’t have a puzzle from Phi. The world remains normal this week. One entry in the puzzle, ASYMMETRY at … Read more >>
Independent 11,449 by Knut
Knut provides our Thursday challenge today.
Independent 11,448 by Bluth
Always a pleasure to solve a Bluth crossword.
Independent 11,447 / Umpire
Umpire is a compiler whose work I am not familiar with, and I can see that he has not had many puzzles published under this pseudonym in the Indy. I suppose that, with … Read more >>
Independent 11,446 by Filbert
Monday and it’s Filbert again, never an easy task from a blogging point of view.
Independent on Sunday 1,738 by Mev
The puzzle is available here.
Independent 11,445 by Serpent
The puzzle is available here.
Independent 11,444 by Phi
Our Phiday challenge to round off the week.
Independent 11,443 by Filbert
Filbert fills the Thursday spot in the Indy today – we think this is probably our 700th crossword blog on 225!
Independent 11,442 / Eccles
Eccles has provided our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that revealed itself to me gradually. I was eventually held up in the bottom right-hand corner, with 22, … Read more >>
Independent 11441 / Grecian
Grecian is Tuesday’s Independent setter Tuesday is theme day in the Independent and just reading a few clues makes it clear what the theme is. The words ‘spook’ or ‘spooks’ … Read more >>
Independent 11,440 by Kairos
There was an excellent puzzle with lots of very subtle touches.
Independent on Sunday 1,737/Filbert
Filbert is becoming a regular in the Independent on Sunday slot. I enjoy his puzzles, but continue to find them at the harder end of the spectrum. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>