Independent

Today is theme day, and Knut has not disappointed, producing a tribute puzzle to 5D. It would be interesting to know if Knut had submitted this puzzle for publication prior to 5D’s death … Read more >>

A new Indy setter in Quince, I think, so welcome to him or her. A pleasing and well-constructed puzzle, but rather chewy for a typical Monday, I would aver. More importantly, especially with … Read more >>

The puzzle is available here.   Hello again, for the second day of the good part of the week (for a Monday-Friday wage slave).  It still brings me joy whenever I see the … Read more >>

The puzzle is available here.   Hi everyone.  Dalilbor brings us a very enjoyable puzzle with a musical flavour, which is all to be expected from this setter.  I found it reasonably tricky, … Read more >>

Tees has provided this week’s mid-week puzzle, the second of his puzzles that I have blogged in less than week. I thoroughly enjoyed this crossword, although I needed to cheat to complete it: … Read more >>

A puzzle from Wiglaf today.     Tuesday is usually theme day in the Independent series, but I can’t see anything in the grid that fits the bill.  Perhaps Eimi’s puzzle yesterday hijacked … Read more >>

Chewy, occasionally very chewy.     Although it was one of those where when I came to write up the blog I wondered why I had found it so tricky. Solving crosswords is … Read more >>

This puzzle kept me pretty busy. The solve was quite hard.  I was happy to get 1A immediately, and about half the answers in place over about half hour.  But the rest took … Read more >>

Tees’ latest puzzle has been set for our entertainment today. I found this puzzle to be towards the difficult end of the Indy spectrum and made rather slow progress through it. In the … Read more >>

As usual, Eccles gives us a master class in the art of smooth clues       If I didn’t have grandchildren, I don’t think I would have understood the reference to DORA … Read more >>