### Clue: To me, Serpent's one male best at puzzles (10)
### Answer: STABLEMATE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: To me, Serpent's one
 **Anagram of**(… puzzles) MALE BEST AT.
Defn: What Serpent, a crossword setter for The Independent, is to me, the setter of this crossword using the self-referential pronoun.