This was a high-quality puzzle from a consistently good setter.
Independent
Independent on Sunday 1,830 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Independent No. 11,997 by Knut
A very nice grid from Knut to kick off the weekend.
Independent 11,996 by Phi
Another Friday, another Phi . . . back to his usual slot after the exception of last week.
Independent 11,995 by Tees
Tees fills the Thursday spot this week.
Independent 11,994 / Eccles
Eccles has provided our mid-week cruciverbal teaser this Wednesday, using a grid that contains no really long entries and so plenty of short- and medium-length entries for us all to tease out. I … Read more >>
Independent 11993 / Crosophile
Crosophile challenges us in the Independent series today
Independent 11,992/Bard
A reasonably gentle start to the week from Bard, which I enjoyed. There’s one slightly clunky clue (for this solver at least) and it’s a pangram. Otherwise not much more to add before … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,829/Filbert
Filbert in his now customary Independent on Sunday slot brings us his usual combination of carefully constructed surfaces and sometimes intricate wordplay. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition … Read more >>
Independent 11,991 by Phi
Yes, it’s us blogging again. Phi was kicked off his normal slot yesterday so we had PI-DAY not PHI-DAY.
Independent 11,990 by Methuselah
What – no Phi on Phi-day? There must be reason.
New security measure
IMPORTANT (updated) I’ve now changed the security level from “critical” to “high”. Thanks all for your indulgence. Many of you will have experienced slow response times and/or error messages on Monday. This morning, … Read more >>
Independent 11,989 / Bluth
Bluth’s latest offering graces the “pages” of the Indy today. I found this puzzle to be thoroughly entertaining and not too difficult for me to tease out on a mid-week morning. The fact … Read more >>
Independent 11988 / Eccles
As is normal at the moment, we have a puzzle from Eccles to challenge us today.
Independent 11,987 by Grecian
Something odd has been happening on the Independent website. Today’s puzzle should be 11,987 by Grecian, but earlier today the website was showing a puzzle from 4 years ago; it’s now been fixed. If you’ve just solved 10,736 by Rodriguez, here’s the blog that Duncan wrote for it back in 2021. If you’ve managed to get to the correct puzzle (on the Independent crossword app, or if you arrived at the website after the fix), then read on . . .