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Independent on Sunday 1764 Tees

Sun December 17, 2023 at 12:01 am by scchua

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 >>

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Independent 11,601 by Monk

Sat December 16, 2023 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

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.

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Independent 11,600 / Phi

Fri December 15, 2023 at 10:52 am by RatkojaRiku

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 >>

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Independent 11599 / Methuselah

Thu December 14, 2023 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

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 >>

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Independent 11,598 by Eccles

Wed December 13, 2023 at 1:21 pmWed December 13, 2023 at 9:00 am by Quirister

Our Wednesday challenge is from Eccles.

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Independent 11,597 by Twin

Tue December 12, 2023 at 8:17 am by Bertandjoyce

Twin fills the Tuesday slot.

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Independent 11,596/Angel

Mon December 11, 2023 at 7:30 am by Pierre

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 >>

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Independent on Sunday 1,763 by Lark

Sun December 10, 2023 at 12:10 am by flashling

Sunday and we’re up with the Lark

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Independent 11,595 by Dutch

Sat April 12, 2025 at 10:38 amSat December 9, 2023 at 9:29 am by Kitty

The puzzle is available here.

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Independent 11594 / Phi

Fri December 8, 2023 at 8:05 amFri December 8, 2023 at 7:25 am by duncanshiell

We have a normal Friday with an Independent puzzle set by Phi.       The entries look like a set of words with no common connection, so I’ll suggest there is no … Read more >>

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Independent 11,593 by Filbert

Thu December 7, 2023 at 9:00 am by Quirister

An enjoyable challenge as usual from Filbert.

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Independent 11,592 by Stamp

Wed December 6, 2023 at 8:29 am by Bertandjoyce

Stamp’s 2nd Indy appearance fills the mid-week slot this week.

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Independent 11,591 / Knut

Tue December 5, 2023 at 11:52 am by RatkojaRiku

Knut has provided us with a very topical crossword for our entertainment this Tuesday. This puzzle must have been set fairly recently, since there are numerous references to the (now ex-) UK home … Read more >>

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Independent 11,590 by Bluth

Mon December 4, 2023 at 8:01 am by flashling

Bluth gets us going, hope it’s going to be easy as I’ve got the Guardian to do as well today.

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Independent on Sunday 1,762 by Hoskins

Sat April 12, 2025 at 10:39 amSun December 3, 2023 at 9:29 am by Kitty

The puzzle is available here.

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