Independent

Very entertaining. Thank you Hoskins. ACROSS 1 OPTICIANS Might they make one better-looking? (9)   cryptic definition 6 ADAPT Change a lawyer gets with pint (5)   A DA (lawyer) with PT (pint) … Read more >>

A pleasant solve from Tyrus today. 1/10 took longer than it should have done to solve because we could not see where the ‘Q’ would go in 10ac. We hadn’t thought about IQ … Read more >>

Phi eases us into weekend       Phi’s puzzles often test our general knowledge.  There was certainly a good mix of topics today. I did wonder whether the bleach, lye and stomach … Read more >>

This was very difficult, and it took me a long time. But everything seems to be sound (except in a couple of places, and if the past is anything to go by then … Read more >>

Another fun Wednesday puzzle from Eccles. What can we say? All good clues, smooth surfaces, no unusual words. We did have to check 5ac as it was not a word we were totally familiar … Read more >>

Crosophile has set this week’s Tuesday puzzle. I think that it is quite a while since I last blogged one of his crosswords. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, just right … Read more >>

The puzzle can be found here.   Hello all.  I hope you are well and enjoying the extended weekend.  Thanks to Kairos for an enjoyable puzzle. EDIT 25/05/2020: There were some extras for … Read more >>

The puzzle can be found here.   Hi everyone.  I hope you are well.  Thanks to Alchemi for this puzzle to brighten up our Saturday.  I found it more like a Sunday puzzle … Read more >>

This is the usual tidy and clear offering from Phi.  OCTILLION defeated me until the bitter end but I more or less have it now. Definitions in crimson, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics. … Read more >>

An enjoyable puzzle from Knut today. However, there are a couple of clues we are concerned about. Judi who appears in 17ac is Judi Dench but she does not spell her name with … Read more >>

Tees has produced our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment for this Wednesday. I actually found this to be a puzzle of two-halves: I made swift progress through the left-hand side of the grid, but then … Read more >>

Radian is a fairly regular Tuesday setter in the Independent       If it’s a Radian puzzle there is going to be a theme.  I’ve blogged many Radians with a literary theme. … Read more >>

Skinny made his Indy debut less than a year ago (I blogged it) and has become a regular since. He’s another good addition to the Indy stable: this was a witty, entertaining and … Read more >>

Another Tees puzzle for our Sunday entertainment.  As always, I learnt something (and was entertained by a tractable and pleasing cryptic crossword).     Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue … Read more >>