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Independent 9602 by Quaiteaux (Saturday Puzzle 22 July 2017)

Sat July 22, 2017 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

A rare appearance from Quaiteaux – an unfamiliar setter to me and, judging by a trawl through this site, a first Indy puzzle since November 2015..so welcome back! An enjoyable, eclectic(?) mix – a Greek letter, modern-day … Read more >>

Independent 9,601 by Phi

Fri July 21, 2017 at 10:35 amFri July 21, 2017 at 9:44 am by John

When is a crossword by Phi anything other than quietly sound? All the clues here admit of quite simple explanations although of course they’re not always all that easy to solve in the first place.

Definitions underlined and in maroon.

Independent 9600 / Wiglaf

Thu July 20, 2017 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Wiglaf’s turn in the Thursday slot this week and it’s six months since we last blogged one of his puzzles. We found this one as tricky as his previous offerings, but … Read more >>

Independent 9,599 / Alchemi

Wed July 19, 2017 at 3:31 pm by RatkojaRiku

Alchemi has provided our mid-week entertainment today, in Dac’s absence. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle which allowed me to make considerable progress despite not having solved or understood the implications … Read more >>

Independent 9598 / Radian

Tue July 18, 2017 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Radian provides the challenge today. Today is the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen. I suspect the Independent may not be the only paper to publish a crossword … Read more >>

Independent 9,597 by Hoskins

Mon July 17, 2017 at 8:25 am by flashling

The lad Harry Hoskins once again appears on a Monday, with an easy-ish puzzle. Last time out Hoskins set up regular blogger Pierre with a load of ghost theme bird answers, what’s he got for me?

Independent on Sunday 1429/Raich

Sun July 16, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Raich can do hard, but his IoS puzzles are generally accessible, and I at least found this one so. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>

Independent 9596 / Monk

Sat July 15, 2017 at 2:55 pmSat July 15, 2017 at 8:35 am by Bertandjoyce

Not an easy end to the week……

Independent 9595 / Phi

Fri July 14, 2017 at 7:53 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phi-day again! We have to say that, as a solve, we found this rather ‘vanilla’ – not unenjoyable, but not really very challenging. Phi’s choice of entries for the four-letter words … Read more >>

Independent 9,594 / Dutch

Fri July 14, 2017 at 2:53 pmThu July 13, 2017 at 1:01 pm by RatkojaRiku

This is my first outing as a blogger with Dutch, and a most enjoyable experience it was too! I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, with a good few write-ins (mainly anagrams) … Read more >>

Independent 9593 / Tees

Wed July 12, 2017 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Tees fills the Wednesday slot this week. Tees has forsaken his usual classical and mythological path today and homed in on a more modern theme that fits with my childhood. The … Read more >>

Independent 9,592 by Vigo

Tue July 11, 2017 at 10:52 amTue July 11, 2017 at 9:54 am by John

Vigo has always been marginally difficult: not horribly so, but significantly. This crossword I found almost as easy as anything the Independent ever produces, and amazingly so for a Tuesday, which is usually one of the harder days. Not that that is a bad thing: it’s a positive on blogging day, and in any case the crossword itself was a good one: simple clues, but all sound and enjoyable. My only carp is with the use (twice, I think) of ‘with’ as a link-word, something that I find almost impossible to justify on logical grounds, although I have seen people who know rather more about these things than I do making a case for it.

Definitions underlined and in maroon.

Independent 9,591 by Serpent

Mon July 10, 2017 at 10:18 amMon July 10, 2017 at 9:00 am by NealH

A good puzzle with some ingenious clues.

Independent on Sunday 1428 Gila

Sun July 9, 2017 at 12:01 am by scchua

A bit more difficult than the usual IoS, I thought. Thanks to Gila. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Leather overalls for men (5) CHAPS : Double defn. 4 Cops in … Read more >>

Independent 9,590 by Morph

Sat July 8, 2017 at 12:01 am by Simon Harding

Maybe I haven’t been paying attention, but it was a bit of a surprise to see Morph appear on a Saturday. In fact, solving seemed to go smoothly enough that I started to … Read more >>