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There are lots of free puzzles in the Guardian archive here:
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords

There are many Times Cryptic Crossword books on Amazon.

@Rusty

Thanks, Unfortunately - or happily - I've done all those

@Chrise

Chris thanks for the link, but the intention is to be offline during the summer

Hi geting
It's easy enough to print them out - I always do the Guardian puzzle on a printout, as our newsagent doesn't open until 9 - but you wouldn't be able to see the solutions!

Guardian setter, Boatman, has two books, each of 50 puzzles. The solutions are accompanied by a narrative with insights about the construction, thought process etc and sometimes comments from the community. I admit to bias in this recommendation as I’m mentioned twice in the second book ;-)

Hi Chris
Caveman that I am, I won't have access to a printer either. It's just going to be me, the mice, the moose, the milky way and the midnight sun

Jono, thanks for the suggestion, I'll look these up. An insight into the construction sounds very interesting

...and the midges, geting? It sounds like northern Canada.

Yes, millions of midges haha

Paulh@9,
On the subject you raise. The grid in the Guardian today has four 5 letter solutions each with only two crossing lights; four 7 letter solutions each with only three crossing lights; and four 9 letter solutions with only four crossers, which makes it particularly unfriendly.