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The Independent Crosswords

The Independent has a daily cryptic crossword (Monday to Saturday), with the Saturday puzzles being prize crosswords. There is also a daily Concise Crossword.

These crosswords are available - free - online, here

The Independent crossword editor is Mike Hutchinson, who also sets crosswords as Eimi.

Current Independent Setters

Pseudonym	Name
Alchemi	Michael Holmans
Anax	Dean Mayer
Anglio
Bend
Bucko
Commoner
Crosophile	Chris Poole
Dac	David Crossland
Daedalus
Donk	Dave Warder
Eimi	Mike Hutchinson
eXternal	Steve Bartlett
Hannah
Hieroglyph	Huston Gilmore
Hob
Hoskins	David McLean
Hypnos	Philip Marlow
Jambazi	Neil Walker
Kairos	Michael Callaghan
Klingsor	Neil Shepherd
Lohengrin
Knut	Rob Jacques
Monk	Mark Kelmanson
Morph	Mick Hodgkin
Nestor	Roger Phillips
Nimrod	John Henderson
Nitsy	Anthony Plumb
Phi	Paul Henderson
Poins	Ron Major
Punk	John Halpern
Quaiteaux	Regina Lusca
Quixote	Don Manley
Radian	Duggie Anderson
Raich	Niall MacSweeney
Rodriguez	James Brydon
Rorschach	Jon MaKenzie
Scorpion	Mike Warburton
Serpent	Jason Crampton
Tees	Paul Bringloe
Tyrus	Jim Toal
Vigo
Wiglaf	Alan Fearnehough

Former Independent Setters

Pseudonym	Name
Aelred
Anarche	Sarah Hayes
Aquila	Bert Danher
Bannsider	Richard Rogan
Bower	Roger Squires
Columba	Colin Gumbrell
Glow-worm	Geoff Oxley
Glueball	Paul Bringloe
Hodge	Roger Squires
Icarus	Roger Squires
Lucifer	Richard Whitelegg
Marcy	Ruth Crisp
Mass	Harold Massingham
Math
Merlin	Richard Palmer
Mordred	Derrick Knight
Portia
Spurius	Michael MacDonald-Cooper
Victor	Richard Browne
Virgilius	Brian Greer
Yorick	Mike Laws