Umpire back again, as he seems to be quarterly or so
Independent
Independent on Sunday 1,807 by Salty
Salty’s third outing this Sunday
Independent 11,859 by Monk
Monk is often on the tough side. Or so I thought before tackling this.
Independent 11858 / Hoskins
It’s unusual to see a Hoskins’ crossword on a Friday in the Independent series of puzzles. It’s even more unusual to see Hoskins highlighting a serious subject in the grid … Read more >>
Independent 11,857 by Filbert
Filbert provides our regular mental exercise this morning.
Independent 11,856 by Eccles
Eccles returns to the midweek slot this week.
Independent 11,855 / Phi
Phi has set the Tuesday puzzle this week, so he is not occupying his usual Friday slot for once. Of course, since today is theme day, there had to be a reason for … Read more >>
Independent 11,854 by Lark
I've not seen this compiler before, although I can see that there have been earlier puzzles. I found it more difficult than most Monday puzzles, although that may in part be related to my unfamiliarity with the setter.
Independent on Sunday 1,806 by Crosophile
This puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Independent 11,853 by Serpent
It’s now October – beware of the snake. I do enjoy Serpent’s puzzles – great surfaces and slightly odd cryptic directions. And of course a hidden message WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS … Read more >>
Independent 11,852 by Phi
Phiday is here again.
Independent 11,851 by Filbert
Filbert makes another appearance this Thursday.
Independent 11,850 / Eccles
Eccles is occupying his usual mid-week slot this week. I found this to be an easy-to-medium difficulty puzzle by Indy standards, set on a grid that provides a lot of initial letters as … Read more >>
Independent 11849 / Hippogryph
Hippogryph is an Independent setter who has provided 4 or 5 puzzles a year since 2022. His / her work appears in both the daily and the Sunday series. There … Read more >>
Independent 11,848/Twin
I enjoyed solving and blogging this offering from Twin. Easier to solve than parse in a number of places, I would say. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition … Read more >>