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Independent 11,000 / Phi

Fri January 14, 2022 at 12:59 pm by RatkojaRiku

Since today is Friday, there is no surprise in having Phi’s latest puzzle to grapple with. Incidentally, this is something of a landmark puzzle, being puzzle 11,000 in the Indy series. I found … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,991 / Filbert

Tue January 4, 2022 at 10:23 am by RatkojaRiku

Filbert has provided the first Tuesday puzzle of the year, getting this series of themed puzzles off to a flying start. What is impressive about this crossword is not how the theme is … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 10,986 / Eccles

Wed December 29, 2021 at 7:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has provided a puzzle for the last Wednesday slot of 2021. After some of the tougher cruciverbal challenges of the Christmas weekend, it was nice to have a more accessible, but nonetheless … Read more >>

Categories Independent 37 Comments

Independent 10,982 / Morph

Fri December 24, 2021 at 7:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Morph has provided us with a splendid cruciverbal challenge to ease us into the Christmas weekend. The grid is an interesting one, accommodating four long down entries but no long across ones. I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 2 Comments

Independent 10,977 / Phi

Fri December 17, 2021 at 5:57 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi is to be found this week in his usual Friday slot. Before going any further, let me apologise for the late posting, due to an unexpectedly manic day at the office. The … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 10,968 / Knut

Tue December 7, 2021 at 3:23 pm by RatkojaRiku

Today is theme day, and Knut has not disappointed, producing a tribute puzzle to 5D. It would be interesting to know if Knut had submitted this puzzle for publication prior to 5D’s death … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 10,963 / Tees

Wed December 1, 2021 at 3:44 pm by RatkojaRiku

Tees has provided this week’s mid-week puzzle, the second of his puzzles that I have blogged in less than week. I thoroughly enjoyed this crossword, although I needed to cheat to complete it: … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,958 / Tees

Thu November 25, 2021 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees’ latest puzzle has been set for our entertainment today. I found this puzzle to be towards the difficult end of the Indy spectrum and made rather slow progress through it. In the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 10,953 / Phi

Fri November 19, 2021 at 2:25 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi is occupying his usual end-of-week slot today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, one through which I made steady progress. In the end, I needed to cheat to get 7, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,944 / Radian

Tue November 9, 2021 at 2:18 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian’s latest puzzle has been set for our enjoyment this Tuesday, when we would expect to see some kind of theme. Indeed, many of the solutions seem to refer to the climate and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,939 / Hoskins

Tue November 9, 2021 at 2:19 pmWed November 3, 2021 at 11:27 am by RatkojaRiku

Hoskins is occupying the mid-week slot today. I found this to be a medium-to-difficult puzzle by Indy standards, one which contained a good few clues to get me started but which kept me … Read more >>

Categories Independent 22 Comments

Independent 10,934 / Serpent

Thu October 28, 2021 at 1:38 pmThu October 28, 2021 at 11:46 am by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has provided a puzzle to both test and entertain us this Thursday. I found that he both tested and entertained me in equal measure, on a grid that accommodated a good few … Read more >>

Categories Independent 22 Comments

Independent 10,929 / Hoskins

Sat October 23, 2021 at 2:52 pmFri October 22, 2021 at 10:59 am by RatkojaRiku

Unusually, Hoskins is occupying the Friday slot today, with Phi’s latest puzzle having been published yesterday. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Indy spectrum in terms of difficulty, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,920 / Radian

Tue October 12, 2021 at 9:53 pmTue October 12, 2021 at 3:43 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian’s latest puzzle adorns our screens this morning. And since today is Tuesday, we should expect a theme. As themes go, this was one of the less well disguised one, in that clues … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 10,915 / Tees

Wed October 6, 2021 at 11:14 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has supplied this week’s mid-week puzzle. I found this one to be towards the harder end of the Tees spectrum. Although I slotted quite a few solutions in fairly quickly, I had … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments
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