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Independent on Sunday 1724 Filbert

Sun March 12, 2023 at 2:06 pmSun March 12, 2023 at 12:01 am by scchua

Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Take boat for diving then land (8) SUBTRACT : SUB(short for “submarine”, a boat that dives under water) plus(then) TRACT(an area … Read more >>

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Independent 11,361 by Bluth

Sat March 11, 2023 at 10:17 amSat March 11, 2023 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

Bluth provides today’s challenge.

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Independent 11,360 / Phi

Fri March 10, 2023 at 12:59 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I worked my way through at a reasonable pace. I think that I have managed to … Read more >>

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Independent 11359 / Tees

Thu March 9, 2023 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

When you see Tees is the setter you know you are going get an interesting set of entries with the requirement for a bit of general knowledge.       The wordplay for OIREACHTAS was … Read more >>

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Independent 11,358 by Eccles

Wed March 8, 2023 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Another fun puzzle from Wednesday regular Eccles.

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Independent 11,357 by Hoskins

Tue March 7, 2023 at 8:12 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s a while since we blogged a Hoskins.

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Independent 11,356 by Gila

Mon March 6, 2023 at 9:39 amMon March 6, 2023 at 7:18 am by flashling

After a few bruising Filberts a gentle Monday crossword from Gila today

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Independent on Sunday 1,723 by Laccaria

Sun March 5, 2023 at 12:17 am by flashling

Poor Laccaria, three Indys, three blogged by me.

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Independent 11,355 by Raider

Sat April 12, 2025 at 11:39 amSat March 4, 2023 at 10:17 am by Kitty

The puzzle is available here.

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Independent 11354 / Phi

Fri March 3, 2023 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

It wouldn’t be a proper Friday without an Independent cryptic crossword from Phi       I wondered why Olympic was included in the clue for ARCHER at 9.  It seems that Olympic … Read more >>

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Independent 11,353 by Lark

Thu March 2, 2023 at 9:00 am by Quirister

A relatively new setter today: this is Lark’s third puzzle for the Independent as far as I can see.

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Independent 11,352 by Hippogryph

Wed March 1, 2023 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

Hippogryph makes one of his occasional appearances today.

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Independent 11,351 / Mev

Tue March 28, 2023 at 2:34 pmTue February 28, 2023 at 10:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Mev has provided this Tuesday’s puzzle to get our teeth into. This appears to be only the second crossword by this compiler that I have blogged, and last time I needed quite a … Read more >>

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Independent 11,350 by Filbert

Mon February 27, 2023 at 9:17 am by NealH

This was quite a bit tougher than normal for a Monday.

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Independent on Sunday 1,722 by Umpire

Sat April 12, 2025 at 11:40 amSun February 26, 2023 at 9:49 am by Kitty

The puzzle is available here.

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