Independent

With a traditional British summer in full swing Bluth inerrupts the wind and the rain. A great pleasure as always. Some novel constructs which I have come to expect from Bluth – all … Read more >>

Filbert is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot, which I am not that used to finding him in. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, pitched at the right level for a mid-week … Read more >>

Puzzles by Grecian tend to appear once a month in the Independent series at the moment.       I note that I have blogged the last three Grecian puzzles in May, June … Read more >>

Hippogryph is a regular but not particularly frequent setter of Indy puzzles. This is the first time one of his offerings has come up on my watch, and I enjoyed solving and blogging … Read more >>

Those that like Hoskins’ puzzles to be filled with drink and drug references won’t be disappointed by this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>

Wiglaf has supplied this week’s Thursday teaser, and tease indeed it did, at least me, for a very long time. I think that I got there in the end, and I am satisfied … Read more >>

Wednesday’s Independent cryptic puzzle is set this week by Filbert, currently one of the most prolific setters.     There was a good mix of entries today covering a range of subject mater.  … Read more >>

Thank you to Lark. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Raised point, head surrounded by sea (8) EMBOSSED : E(abbrev. for “east”, a compass point) + [ BOSS(head/leader of a group) … Read more >>