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Independent 11,528 / Coot

Fri September 22, 2023 at 4:18 pmFri September 22, 2023 at 1:03 pm by RatkojaRiku

This appears to have been the first crossword by Coot in the Indy that has been blogged on 15, although I see that one was published in the IoS and blogged earlier this … Read more >>

Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 11,519 / Atrica

Tue September 12, 2023 at 12:40 pm by RatkojaRiku

Atrica has provided today’s puzzle. I have not had that much experience of solving and blogging work by this setter. I found this to be towards hard end of the Indy difficulty spectrum. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 11,514 / Eccles

Wed September 6, 2023 at 8:03 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has provided our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment this week. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress, faltering only towards the end in the SW quadrant of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 11,509 / Quince

Thu August 31, 2023 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

This is my second outing as a blogger with a puzzle by Quince, one of the Indy’s newer and less prolific setters. I have enjoyed this puzzle every bit as much as the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 26 Comments

Independent 11,504 / Phi

Fri August 25, 2023 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Friday is Phi-day once again this week. I found this to be a medium difficulty puzzle by Phi and Indy standards. I made steady progress before needing to cheat to get 16D, which … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 11,495 / Kairos

Tue August 15, 2023 at 8:35 am by RatkojaRiku

Kairos has provided today’s medium-difficulty puzzle, on what is traditionally theme day. This puzzle has been compiled on a grid that accommodates a very large number of clues, many of which give short … Read more >>

Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 11,490 / Filbert

Wed August 9, 2023 at 9:58 am by RatkojaRiku

Filbert is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot, which I am not that used to finding him in. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, pitched at the right level for a mid-week … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 11,485 / Wiglaf

Thu August 3, 2023 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Wiglaf has supplied this week’s Thursday teaser, and tease indeed it did, at least me, for a very long time. I think that I got there in the end, and I am satisfied … Read more >>

Categories Independent 31 Comments

Independent 11,480 / Phi

Sat July 29, 2023 at 1:21 amFri July 28, 2023 at 1:23 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi brings another week’s selection of working week puzzles to an end today. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum in terms of difficulty, despite not knowing … Read more >>

Categories Independent 28 Comments

Independent 11,471 / Filbert

Tue July 18, 2023 at 2:42 pm by RatkojaRiku

Filbert has provided a themed puzzle today – it is Tuesday after all, and getting close to the end of the school year. The clues and solutions are positively teeming with references to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,466 / Liari

Wed July 12, 2023 at 12:35 pm by RatkojaRiku

This Wednesday, unless I am much mistaken, sees work by a new compiler. I have certainly not come across the work of this setter, let alone blogged any of his puzzles. This was … Read more >>

Categories Independent 25 Comments

Independent 11,461 / Quince

Thu July 6, 2023 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Although I can see that a handful of his puzzles have already been published in the Indy, this is my first experience of blogging a puzzle by Quince, and what a treat it … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 11,456 / Phi

Fri June 30, 2023 at 10:05 am by RatkojaRiku

Today sees the publication of Phi’s latest puzzle, although with the technical problems dogging the website right now, it remains to be seen how many solvers will get to read this blog. I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,447 / Umpire

Tue June 20, 2023 at 11:05 am by RatkojaRiku

Umpire is a compiler whose work I am not familiar with, and I can see that he has not had many puzzles published under this pseudonym in the Indy. I suppose that, with … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 11,442 / Eccles

Wed June 14, 2023 at 11:46 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has provided our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that revealed itself to me gradually. I was eventually held up in the bottom right-hand corner, with 22, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments
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