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Independent 10,585 / Radian

Tue September 15, 2020 at 2:13 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian has set this week’s Tuesday crossword. I wonder what the theme might be … A quick perusal of the clues suggests a (Scottish) clothing theme, and this is confirmed by the solutions. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 10,580 / Tees

Wed September 9, 2020 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has set this week’s Wednesday challenge. I found this puzzle to be an entertaining solve that was easy-to-medium in terms of difficulty – perfect for a busy mid-week day! My favourites today … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,575 / Dalibor

Thu September 3, 2020 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Dalibor is occupying this week’s Thursday slot. Dalibor is a setter whose work I have rarely blogged. I found this puzzle to be a challenging and entertaining medium-to-difficult solve. I think that I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 23 Comments

Independent 10,570 / Phi

Fri August 28, 2020 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi’s puzzle takes us nicely into the Bank Holiday weekend. I found this to be an enjoyable medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I think that I have parsed everything to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,561 / Crosophile

Tue August 18, 2020 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Crosophile has compiled this week’s Tuesday puzzle. As we all know, there tends to be something going on, some kind of theme, in the Tuesday puzzles – what will it be today, one … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,556 / Bluth

Wed August 12, 2020 at 3:13 pm by RatkojaRiku

My apologies for the late posting. I am on the Belgian coast this week and internet access has been sporadic to say the least. Bluth, one of the latest additions to the Indy … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,551 / Serpent

Thu August 6, 2020 at 2:59 pm by RatkojaRiku

A challenging and unusual puzzle awaited us this Thursday morning, set by Serpent. I think that I have managed to solve the puzzle correctly, although I found teasing out the wordplay in this … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 10,546 / Phi

Fri July 31, 2020 at 12:48 pm by RatkojaRiku

It is Phi-day once again, bringing this latest set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made fairly swift progress. I would … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,537 / Dill

Tue July 21, 2020 at 3:14 pm by RatkojaRiku

Dill is a setter with whose work I am not yet particularly familiar, so I was a bit worried that it could all turn a bit hairy for me. A bit forced, I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,532 / Tees

Wed July 15, 2020 at 8:25 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has provided his latest puzzle for our mid-week entertainment. I found this to be an enjoyable medium-difficulty puzzle and one whose solution revealed itself to me gradually: at no point did I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,527 / Knut

Thu July 9, 2020 at 3:57 pmThu July 9, 2020 at 2:49 pm by RatkojaRiku

Knut has set today’s cruciverbal challenge. It is some time since it last fell to me to blog one of his puzzles. One is tempted to think that there may have been a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,522 / Phi

Fri July 3, 2020 at 1:14 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi has rounded off yet another suite of mid-week puzzles, as one might expect. This puzzle uses a less common grid that allows for a lot of variety in terms of word length … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,513 / Radian

Tue June 23, 2020 at 12:21 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian has provided today’s puzzle for our intellectual stimulation and general entertainment. It is quite a while since it fell to me to blog one of his puzzles. Today is Tuesday, so there … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,508 / Tees

Wed June 17, 2020 at 9:43 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has provided our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment this week. I found this one quite challenging from the point of view of vocabulary, with the entries at 1A, 1D, 4 and 15 all being … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 10,503 / Loglady

Thu June 11, 2020 at 12:42 pm by RatkojaRiku

Loglady has set today’s puzzle, which I found rather challenging, perhaps because I am not yet that familiar with Loglady’s crosswords. I think that I have managed to solve the puzzle correctly, but … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments
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