Never knowingly undersolved
Alchemi is the setter of the Independent Tuesday puzzle last week. As it is Tuesday, it must be theme day. It’s also Valentine’s Day but that might be too obvious a … Read more >>
Monday and regular setter Filbert once more to strike fear into the heart of unwary bloggers
Thank you to Hippogryph. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 8/9. So, these tenors transformed Madchester band (3,5,5) THE STONE ROSES : Anagram of(… transformed) SO, THESE TENORS. 10. Fundamentally, rock and … Read more >>
Good morning solvers. Firstly, a big thank you to mc_rapper67 for passing on his Saturday Indy slot to me. It’s a very big pair of metaphorical shoes to fill.
Thanks to Bluth for this lovely puzzle. Typically for them there’s a few quite oblique cryptic references to navigate, and one that I still can’t convincingly parse. Overall though, there was enough to make it a challenge, but still pleasant enough for a bleary-eyed Saturday morning.
Definition (surface) words are underlined in the clues.
Phi has provided the last in this week’s string of mid-week puzzles. I found this to be towards the harder end of the Indy spectrum, and although I think that I have successfully … Read more >>
Rodriguez provides the challenge today. Rodriguez is a setter I have found quite difficult in the past, but this puzzle seemed to sit towards the gentler end of the spectrum. … Read more >>
Filbert provides our challenge today.
Tuesday is one of the days in the Independent where you never know who the setter will be. This week it is one of the most prolific setters, Tees However, … Read more >>
A mostly easy puzzle with a couple of clues that required some thought.
Our Harry returns for our Sunday pleasure. If you know Hoskins you can guess what to expect.
Serpent provides today’s challenge – we love his puzzles!
We are approaching the weekend and Phi is around as usual to set the Friday Independent crossword. It’s always fun trying to work out whether Phi has got a theme … Read more >>
Wire provides our Thursday entertainment this week.
Eccles fills the midweek slot today – this should be good!
A late and rather hastily compiled blog – not sure what has happened to the regular blogger so please accept our apologies for any errors.