“‘Twas the night before Xmas (almost: go with it), when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring…”
…except perhaps the moans of pain from Leedsclimber trying to solve this absolute beast of a crossword from Tyrus.
Independent
Independent 11,606 by Phi
It’s Phiday again!
Independent 11,605 / Bluth
Bluth has set today’s cruciverbal challenge, on a more unusual grid that accommodates a wide variety of word lengths. The fact that the solutions to the perimeter clues are divided between two grid … Read more >>
Independent 11604 / Umpire
Umpire is a fairly new setter in the Independent stable, with a few puzzles appearing in the past 12 months. I found this quite difficult, but very fair. The only … Read more >>
Independent 11,603 by Wire
Wire continues his (roughly) once-a-month appearances with today’s puzzle.
Independent 11,602 by Hoskins
I found this mostly on the easy side with a few that I struggled to get at the end.
Independent on Sunday 1764 Tees
Thank you to Tees. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Innocent Bobby binding hand initially cut (4,4) LAMB CHOP : LAMB(an innocent/a simple person) + COP(a police office, nicknamed a “bobby” … Read more >>
Independent 11,601 by Monk
Monk makes a welcome appearance this weekend. He now only appears in the Indy four times a year and it is more than two and a half years since we last had the pleasure of blogging one of his puzzles.
Independent 11,600 / Phi
Phi, our usual Friday setter, is occupying “his” slot this week too. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I ground to a halt with the … Read more >>
Independent 11599 / Methuselah
I’m always happy to see a puzzle from Methuselah. Methuselah covers a lot of subjects in the clues – today we had allusions to language, geography, sport, biology, music, literature, … Read more >>
Independent 11,598 by Eccles
Our Wednesday challenge is from Eccles.
Independent 11,597 by Twin
Twin fills the Tuesday slot.
Independent 11,596/Angel
A puzzle from an infrequent setter for the Indy, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. Her (at least I think it’s her) previous offerings have included themes, but I couldn’t see one here. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,763 by Lark
Sunday and we’re up with the Lark
Independent 11,595 by Dutch
The puzzle is available here.