Independent

A puzzle from Bluth.  I am a Bluth fan because his clues generate interesting wordplay and he usually has something quirky in the grid.       The puzzle today celebrates the American … Read more >>

Tees on good form as usual with a pleasing and tractable crossword. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>

As the Olympic games comes to a close, Serpent one of the newer kids on the block gives us a puzzle. Certainly one of the leading gold medal contenders for hiding things ingeniously … Read more >>

Alchemi has provided an entertaining but challenging puzzle to keep us busy this Thursday. I needed to have a couple of attempts at this puzzle before completing the grid. Even with a completed … Read more >>

Eccles sets today’s puzzle in his usual fortnightly Wednesday slot       There was a fairly eclectic mix of words and phrases in the grid with no obvious theme.  A couple of … Read more >>

Always a pleasure to see a Poins puzzle on my watch, although I’m more used to coming across him in the Independent on Sunday slot. I found this a well-constructed puzzle which yielded … Read more >>

Thank to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Call for colonist seen in procession (7) PAGEANT : PAGE(call for/contact via a, well, pager/beeper) + ANT(an insect that lives in a … Read more >>

Phi is back in his usual Friday spot this week. I found this quite a challenging puzzle by Phi standards and had to chip away at this in a couple of sittings. In … Read more >>

Gila is an Independent setter who appears every two or three months.       There is a bit of a food and drink theme to this puzzle with sweet items in three … Read more >>