It’s a Serpent today. Great news!
Independent
Independent 11,308/Wire
My first blog of 2023 brings me a Wire puzzle in the Independent. Happy days. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,715 by Kairos
Sunday rolls on and Kairos brings some puzzlement for us.
Independent 11,307 by Quince (Saturday Puzzle 7 January 2023)
After almost exactly 12 years and 128 Saturday Independent blogs, I have decided it is time to ‘pass on the baguette‘, as Matt Lucas recently put it…and this was a pleasant solve to finish on, although I needed some matriarchal assistance…
Independent 11306 / Phi
Phi fills his normal Friday slot There are some obvious islands in the grid, two of which were clued as islands. CAPRI and TIREE are the ones clued directly. ASCENSION, … Read more >>
Independent 11,305 by Bluth
Bluth provides our Thursday challenge this week.
Independent 11,304 by Hippogryph
One of Hippogryph’s bi-monthly appearances fills the first Wednesday slot of 2023 – Happy New Year!
Independent 11,303 / Filbert
Filbert’s latest puzzle is the subject of my first blog of 2023, delayed because I have been travelling (or rather attempting to travel!) I feel that I have solved and parsed all the … Read more >>
Independent 11,302 by Laccaria
I blogged Laccaria’s only previous offering which was Peanuts themed with a cracking anagram
Independent on Sunday 1,714 by Raich
Hello and Happy New Year to you all. I hope it proves to be a peaceful, healthy and fulfilling one.
We ring in the new year at the Independent with Raich … but which year? For several of the across clues, we are in 1963.
I enjoyed solving the puzzle and discovering the theme, my highlight being “King’s Speech”. Thanks Raich!
Independent 11,301 by Phi
Phi on a Saturday?
Independent 11,300 by Nimrod
In a change to the regular Indy schedule, Nimrod steps in to provide our Friday challenge.
Independent 11,299 by Bluebird
Bluebird makes a rare appearance this Thursday.
Independent 11,298 / Twin
Our Wednesday entertainment has been provided by Twin today, a compiler whose work I have neither solved nor blogged until today. There was a lot to get one’s teeth into today, as the … Read more >>
Independent 11297 / Hoskins
Hoskins is the setter for the Tuesday Independent this week. I had noticed MARX and BROTHERS in the grid, but hadn’t looked much beyond that until I remembered that Tuesday … Read more >>