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Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 17, 2022 I saw 1a (HASTINGS) immediately and the whole puzzle came together quickly. My favourites are 13 (ROUGH-HEWN) for sheer cleverness, 23 (IMPERIOUS) for … Read more >>
Doable, but you will need to put your thinking cap on! Thank you Monk.
Had a quick start before getting stuck quite a few times . Favourites were 8ac, 13ac, 18ac, 4dn, and 14dn. Thanks to Vlad.
It’s an Eccles puzzle today We know where we stand with Eccles; no themes, no NINAs, just good smooth clues leading to fairly well known entries. TAPIOCA brought back some … Read more >>
We have a Wiglaf puzzle today. Wiglaf is a fairly regular setter of Independent daily puzzles, but it is over three years since we last had a Wiglaf Inquisitor. The … Read more >>
Mev is a relatively new and infrequent setter at the Indy, but one worth looking out for.
I seemed to be very much on Brummie’s wavelength this morning and got through this pretty quickly. No theme that I can see, but you never know… Thanks to Brummie. Across 1 … Read more >>
Thanks to MOO. As ever, I look forward to the comments. Unless I missed some wordplay, this puzzle leaned heavily into cryptic definitions. ACROSS 1 GRANDPA Relative seen in August each year (7) … Read more >>
I found it harder than usual to get started on this, but once I had a few crossers it all started to fall into place. Thank you Azed.
GAFF kicks things off this Monday morning…
A good example of a Quiptic, with clear clues and nothing too obscure.
Italicus is featuring regularly as the Monday setter these days. This was a well-constructed puzzle with some clever twists, which I enjoyed solving and blogging. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
A typical Monday puzzle from Vulcan.
Another generally sound puzzle from Everyman, with the usual trademark twists for those that like them. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Thank you to Skinny. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Corrupt villain beginning to ebb into depression (8) DECADENT : [ CAD(villain/rogue) + 1st letter of(beginning to) “ebb” ] contained in(into) … Read more >>