Independent

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello everyone.  I hope you and your loved ones are well.  I found this very much on the gentle side for Hob, but beautifully clued – … Read more >>

Phi day again!       As usual we started out looking at the clue for 1ac  – and were stumped. However, once we worked our way into the grid, we realised that … Read more >>

Monk has supplied this week’s Thursday puzzle. It is indeed a long time since it has fallen to me to blog one of his teasers. I never ever seem to race through a … Read more >>

Eccles is currently the most regular Wednesday setter for the Independent weekday series.       This was a puzzle of two halves for me.  I made excellent progress on the top half, … Read more >>

An excellent crossword from Crosophile today: the clues are tight and some of them are very good, despite slight misgivings in places. Definitions in rebeccapurple, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics. The theme is … Read more >>

Thank you Alchemi. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Even numbers tossing cabers (6) BRACES : Anagram of(tossing) CABERS. Defn: Plural of “pair”/an even number (of something). 4 Instrument behind keeping … Read more >>

I find I am repeating myself – this one was tough. It took me at least three separate solving sessions and I gave up timing how long – it was well over 2 … Read more >>

Phi has provided a challenging puzzle for our Good Friday entertainment. Phi definitely had the last (and second to last) laugh on me today, since I almost drew a blank in the NE … Read more >>

Serpent has set today’s puzzle       Thursday is usually a day when there is a theme or a message.  For the first time in a while, I found a message before … Read more >>

Some very good clues here: I enjoyed this a lot. At times they took a bit of working out, but apart from minor quibbles, it all seems to be sound. Clues underlined, in … Read more >>

Radian’s puzzles appear once a month, and we hadn’t blogged one for some time, until last month – so it’s two in a row now – lucky us! We like themed puzzles and … Read more >>

Tees in the Indy on Saturday, Tees in the Indy on Monday. The boy will be off to the shops, except that they’re all closed.       Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>

A gentle puzzle. Easy like Sunday morning. Thank you Flitwick   ACROSS 1 MISANTHROPE Smartphone I fixed for one who distrusts mankind (11) anagram (fixed) of SMARTPHONE and I (one) 7 AID Charity … Read more >>

April and it’s usual for people’s attention to turn to spring. Not this year. A puzzle from Tees to distract from the disaster unfolding throughout the planet. A very pleasant diversion from Tees. … Read more >>