Independent

A very rapid solve this week. Not much else to say, really. Across 1 DISASTERS Cop’s plants are flops DI’S = Detective Inspector’s; ASTERS = plants 6 DEBUG Pick off insects from budgie … Read more >>

A Bonfire night themed crossword with enough horrible death by burning to satisfy the most extreme of sado-pyro-necro-philiacs. Indeed for people with a fear of fire or otherwise of a nervous disposition, like … Read more >>

I have not solved many puzzles by Radian before, but I discover that he is one of the most prolific setters, in many guises – Crucible in The Guardian and Redshank in the … Read more >>

I am rather bleary-eyed after a long journey, so apologies in advance if my blog does not do justice to Nestor’s beautifully crafted and, in my view, highly enjoyable puzzle. The four 14-letter … Read more >>

Beautiful stuff once again from the ever-dependable king of Wednesday. This was a pretty fast solve for me and I didn’t stop to parse every clue as the answers went in. Nor to … Read more >>

An easier, certainly less daunting, than usual offering from Anax, with the usual assortment of quite brilliant clues. He has produced a rather weird crossword in which eight of the clues 1/3 across. … Read more >>

Regular Indy solvers will know Phi appears weekly, usually on a Friday.        This week he’s on Monday.      The usual excellent puzzle, which I found a little harder than normal from Phi.   Quite a … Read more >>

At last, a sensibly-pitched puzzle for the whole family to do while waiting for the Sunday roast. Eimi is to be commended for the care he takes in crafting his clues to produce … Read more >>

Something topical from Tyrus,  I’d bet. What theme will reveal itself in this puzzle, I wonder? I was n’t disappointed, there is a theme and it’s a political one. The thematic clues echoing … Read more >>

I found that I rather coasted through this one, more quickly than I would through most of Phi’s offerings: why is it that when one has lots of blogging time on one’s hands … Read more >>

Well, with the Indy website still playing up and the humble blogger left without recourse to starting at midnight and/or the odd bit of help with the Reveal button, Nimrod is one of … Read more >>

Everything a bit late this morning. Usually I do it online either soon after midnight or first thing the following morning, but with the website still giving us crosswords that seem to bear … Read more >>

For those that are suffering a loss of Indy goodness…. Taken a little work but here is the missing crossword for you to do. Think of it as a birthday present from 15 … Read more >>

Long time, no see for the Bannsider, who rarely appears away from Saturdays, the Indy’s web site is still down so I’ve had to try and do this with no recourse to the … Read more >>

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism This was a fairly standard Quixote puzzle, not too difficult but with one or two unusual words giving slight pause for thought. Most of … Read more >>