As the deities turn the heating up, Stamp provides some cryptic entertainment.
Independent
Independent 12362 / Phi
We find Phi in his usual Friday Independent cryptic slot
Independent 12,361 by Bluejacket
Good to meet Bluejacket again: he’s become a fairly regular Independent setter since his debut last year.
Independent 12,360 by Eccles
It’s Wednesday – it’s an Eccles – all’s well with the world!
Independent 12,359 / Mog
Mog has served up the Indy’s latest Tuesday offering. Tuesday is theme day, of course.
Independent 12,358 by Hoskins
I found this generally on the easier side. The south east corner took a little longer than the rest.
Independent on Sunday 1,890 by Filbert
The puzzle is available to solve online or download here.
Hi everybody. I get to blog quite a few of Filbert’s puzzles and the downside of this is that it can be hard to think of anything new to say about them. What I can say is that there is no other downside!
Independent 12,357 by Longitude
Hello everybody.
A very fine puzzle from Longitude which, in my humble opinion, is one of the best of this year so far.
Independent 12,356 by Phi
Phi is back to his usual Friday schedule this week.
Independent 12,355 by Raider
The last Raider we blogged was in February last year. At the time, we commented that it was 10 months since his previous puzzle and that we hoped that we wouldn’t have to wait another 10 months before the next one. In fact we had to wait 7 months for his next one in Sept 25 and it’s now 8 months further on.
Was it worth the wait?
Independent 12,354 / Jeemz
This appears to be the third puzzle by this compiler in the Indy, and it is certainly the first one that I have solved and blogged.
Independent 12353 / Lette
Lette set a few Independent crosswords in the first half of 2025, but this is the first for nearly a year.
Independent 12,352/Kairos
Kairos is a long-standing but now occasional setter for the Independent. A pleasure to see his name crop up on my watch, because I’ve always enjoyed his puzzles.
Independent on Sunday 1,889/Filbert
Being a regular blogger for the Independent on Sunday puzzle means I get to tussle with Filbert often. And it is a tussle: as usual, this took me two goes. But it’s always satisfying to complete because this compiler’s work is invariably marked by impeccable setting and fine surfaces.
Independent 12,351 by Phi
Phi is moved to Saturday this week to make way for Coot’s celebratory puzzle yesterday.