Independent

Grecian is Tuesday’s Independent setter       Tuesday is theme day in the Independent  and just reading a few clues makes it clear what the theme is.  The words ‘spook’ or ‘spooks’ … Read more >>

Filbert is becoming a regular in the Independent on Sunday slot. I enjoy his puzzles, but continue to find them at the harder end of the spectrum. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>

We don’t often see a puzzle by Dutch and I must admit I forget the last time I saw one.  So I approached this with some trepidation thinking I might be in for a … Read more >>

Twin, a compiler with whose work I am not yet that familiar, has set today’s crossword. I thoroughly enjoyed solving this puzzle ,and I particularly appreciated its sound clues and lack of overly … Read more >>

Eccles appears every second Wednesday, but between his puzzles we never know who we are going to find.  This Wednesday we have a puzzle from Bluth.       Bluth often gives us … Read more >>

I have not seen Tees in my regular Monday Indy blogging spot for a while. This one has the usual wide range of subject matter to puzzle and entertain. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>

Thanks to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Tetchy copper back on beat finds better route (5,3) SHORT CUT : SHORT(tetchy/short-tempered) + CU(symbol for the chemical element, copper) + last … Read more >>

Bluebird – a new setter to blog as June begins. And very enjoyable I found this – around the medium level of difficulty I would say. As to clues: Both 9ac and 26ac … Read more >>

It’s Phi-day today, so no surprise to find his latest puzzle in store for us. What has surprised me, however, is my inability to parse two of today’s clues, which is unusual for … Read more >>

Rodriguez is becoming a fairly regular setter in the Independent weekday series.  The puzzles are carefully constructed with clues that make you think quite hard       The clues have well disguised … Read more >>