Independent

A typical Independent on Sunday puzzle from Hoskins. That is to say, easy-end. And in traditional Hoskins style, the vast majority of the clues have a reference to sex, drugs, drink or flatulence. … Read more >>

Rodriguez provides the entertainment in the middle of May – well almost the middle. And apologies for the delay. Forgot what day it was. I found this pretty straight forward for Rodriguez, certainly … Read more >>

Knut has provided our cruciverbal challenge for today, using a grid that I am not that familiar with. I found this to be towards the hard end of the Indy range of difficulty, … Read more >>

Wednesday’s Independent puzzle is set by Filbert, a setter I usually find quite challenging.       Wednesday puzzles tend to be message or theme free and I think this one is similar. … Read more >>

Thank you to Hippogryph.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Place for a constitutional Liberal and a sleep? (9) ESPLANADE : Anagram of(Liberal) AND A SLEEP. Defn: …, a walk by … Read more >>

Phi brings yet another set of mid-week puzzles to a close. I found this to be a medium-to-hard puzzle by Phi standards, and in the end, I needed to search Chambers to sort … Read more >>

A puzzle from Tyrus today.       The previous Tyrus puzzle that I blogged in January had a go at a number of Tory politicians.  This time Tyrus focuses on just one, … Read more >>

Tees has the bank holiday crossword for us. There is a theme among the answers today which, unless you have been living on another planet for the last six months, can hardly have … Read more >>