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NealH

I've been doing crosswords off and on since university back in the 1980s. I used to do the Guardian, but defected to the Independent a year ago. My solving standard is still not what I'd like. I'd love to be able to knock off a crossword in 10 minutes, but find I'm still getting stuck for long periods when the inspiration doesn't quite arrive. I once had a go at compiling crosswords but, after a very rude rejection for the editor of the Telegraph, I didn't bother any further.

Independent 11,116 by Angel

May 30, 2022 at 9:00 am by NealH

This was mostly on the easy side, but a few required some thinking to work out the correct parsing.

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Categories Independent 18 Comments

Independent 11,098 by Alchemi

May 9, 2022 at 9:00 am by NealH

An enjoyable puzzle where the bottom half seemed a little harder than the top.

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Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 11,080 by Tees

April 18, 2022 at 9:00 am by NealH

An entertaining puzzle with a few that were tricky to parse.

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Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 11,062 by Italicus

March 28, 2022 at 10:14 amMarch 28, 2022 at 9:00 am by NealH

The advance copy I received had a strange lack of spacing in some of the clues. I don't think that was deliberate, but one can never be sure with crossword setters.

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Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 11,044 by Skinny

March 7, 2022 at 9:00 am by NealH

This was quite enjoyable and generally at the easier end of the spectrum.

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Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 11,026 by Filbert

February 14, 2022 at 9:00 am by NealH

I found this quite tough in places and stalled for a while on the north east corner.

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Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 11,008 by Tees

January 24, 2022 at 9:00 am by NealH

Crosswords are sometimes written a few weeks before they are published and the themes can seem a little out-of-date by the time they appear.

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Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,990 by Alchemi

January 3, 2022 at 9:00 am by NealH

This was mostly fairly easy but with a couple of stinkers.

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Categories Independent 24 Comments

Independent 10,973 by Radian

December 13, 2021 at 9:00 am by NealH

I found this quite tough and needed a couple of goes to finish.

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Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,955 by Angel

November 22, 2021 at 9:00 am by NealH

One of those puzzles where it was mostly easy but I was left with 2 or 3 where I had all the crossing letters but was still struggling to think of the answers.

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Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,937 by Gila

November 1, 2021 at 9:00 am by NealH

A cracking puzzle from Gila with lots of great clues. It was probably at the easier end of the spectrum, but did still need some thought in places.

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Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,919 by Filbert

October 11, 2021 at 9:00 am by NealH

I found this quite tough in places but the compensation came in the form of some excellent clues.

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Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,901 by Atrica

September 20, 2021 at 9:00 am by NealH

An excellent Monday puzzle with a good mixture of clues.

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Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,883 by Mev

August 30, 2021 at 1:51 pmAugust 30, 2021 at 9:00 am by NealH

There was no compiler mentioned in the copy I received but various self-references in the puzzle made it fairly clear.

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Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,865 by Hoskins

August 9, 2021 at 9:00 am by NealH

An enjoyable puzzle from the reliable Hoskins

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Categories Independent 12 Comments
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