Independent

Independent 9,537 by Vigo

Mon May 8, 2017 at 3:07 pmMon May 8, 2017 at 9:00 am by NealH

An enjoyable outing from the reliable Vigo.

Independent on Sunday 1419 / Poins

Sun May 7, 2017 at 2:48 pm by Gaufrid

Another no-show by the scheduled blogger so my second outing today. For that reason there is only an analysis of the clues. Across 1 Make waves after senator’s first stint (6) SCRIMP – … Read more >>

Independent 9536 / Serpent

Sun May 7, 2017 at 9:29 amSat May 6, 2017 at 7:59 am by Bertandjoyce

This is our first blog of a Serpent puzzle. Although he has been around setting daily cryptics for the Independent for a while, we remember him more for the excellent Inquisitor puzzles that … Read more >>

Independent 9535 / Phi

Fri May 5, 2017 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Once every four weeks I go ten days without blogging a crossword, so it’s good to get back to the fray with a Phi puzzle. There were a couple of … Read more >>

Independent 9,534 by Maize

Fri May 5, 2017 at 12:10 pmThu May 4, 2017 at 9:45 am by John

By chance poor old Maize has got me again. I was very enthusiastic about his/her previous offering; this one is less obviously outstanding, simply very good. There are a whole lot of excellent sound clues.

Independent 9533 / Crosophile

Wed May 3, 2017 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

Crosophile stands in for Dac this week. It was only when we were compiling the blog that we realised that there is a theme here – given away (perhaps unnecessarily?) … Read more >>

Independent 9,532 / Radian

Tue May 2, 2017 at 10:42 am by RatkojaRiku

Following the Bank Holiday, a colourful puzzle from Radian is exactly what I needed to get the working week off to a positive start. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, in … Read more >>

Independent 9531/eXternal

Mon May 1, 2017 at 7:30 am by Pierre

It’s a bank holiday, so perhaps we should expect something a bit more demanding. Any road up, I found this demanding; but that could just be me. Sound puzzle, though. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,418 by Hypnos

Sun April 30, 2017 at 12:01 am by Simon Harding

You tend to know where you stand with Hypnos, and this Sunday’s puzzle was no exception. As such there isn’t a great deal for me to add: nothing stuck out as controversial or … Read more >>

Independent 9,530 by Rodriguez

Sat April 29, 2017 at 12:01 am by Simon Harding

My first occasion to lock horns with Rodriguez, at least on a blogging day. This one all seemed to go in very smoothly. That the theme was clearly signposted at 27 across certainly … Read more >>

Independent 9,529 by Phi

Fri April 28, 2017 at 9:26 pmFri April 28, 2017 at 9:42 am by John

The usual utterly sound and enjoyable crossword from Phi. You can tell how good it is because (although on the easy side for Phi) it presents its fair share of problems while solving, but all the constructions turn out to be very straightforward.