An enjoyable challenge from Serpent.
Independent
Independent 10,849 by Eccles
Eccles fills the mid-week slot again this week.
Independent 10,848 / Phi
Unusually, Phi is occupying the Tuesday slot this week, which probably means that there is a theme in here somewhere. This grid accommodates an unusually high number of 4-letter lights, meaning that the … Read more >>
Independent 10,847 by Hoskins
There was lots of lovely clues in this but I did find one or two of the definitions a bit of a stretch.
Independent on Sunday 1,638 by eXternal
The puzzle is available here. Hello again from your melting feline correspondent, sadly not POOLSIDE. I can’t pick a sensible number of clues to highlight – it’s just a great puzzle through … Read more >>
Independent 10,806 by Monk
The puzzle is available here. Hello everyone. Today the tonsured one gives us plenty to puzzle over. I enjoyed the brain strain, especially the fusion of musical dramas in 21a – a … Read more >>
Independent 10,845 by Phi
Phi continues to produce excellent puzzles every week, though with a few awkward definitions.
Independent 10,844 by Methuselah
Methuselah makes his third appearance in the Indy today.
Independent 10,843 / Klingsor
Klingsor, a compiler whose work I am more used to seeing on Thursdays, is occupying the Wednesday slot this week. I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, with plenty of … Read more >>
Independent 10842 / Vigo
Vigo presents the Independent puzzle on theme day. It was only when blogging the puzzle that I remembered that Tuesday puzzles usually have a theme. A scan of the grid … Read more >>
Independent 10,841/Silvanus
Silvanus is a regular, but comparatively infrequent, setter for the Indy and the Sindy. This puzzle was just right for the Monday slot, I thought. What did you think? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,637/Angel
This appears to be Angel’s third Indy puzzle, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. On which note, and slightly scarily, this is my 700th blog for Fifteensquared. Unusually for the Sindy, there is … Read more >>
Independent 10,840 by Tees (Sat 10th July)
Our Prog Rock loving setter has gone a bit harder with this puzzle … … music-wise that is, with an appearance by Led Zeppelin and their astonishingly accurate young look-alikes hard rock band … Read more >>
Independent 10,839 by Phi
It’s Phi-day again!
Independent 10,838 / Bluth
Bluth has compiled the Thursday crossword this week. It is a while since it last fell to me to blog one of his puzzles. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle overall. … Read more >>