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Independent 10,226 / Serpent

Tue July 23, 2019 at 1:12 pm by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has set this week’s Tuesday crossword. It has fallen to me to blog quite a few of his puzzles in recent months. I found this puzzle, set on quite an unusual grid, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,221 / Gila

Wed July 17, 2019 at 12:39 pm by RatkojaRiku

Gila has set our mid-week puzzle this time, on a less common grid with three 15-letter lights. I found this quite a teaser, and although I made swift progress through the top half, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 10,216 / Serpent

Thu July 11, 2019 at 12:51 pm by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has set this Thursday’s cruciverbal challenge. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which it has taken quite some time to parse and blog. I am still not sure whether “argument” … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,211 / Punk

Sat July 6, 2019 at 4:28 pmFri July 5, 2019 at 4:25 pm by RatkojaRiku

My apologies for the late posting of the blog today, on what turns out to be a Punk-day rather than a Phi-day! I found this to be very much at the difficult end … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,202 / Morph

Tue June 25, 2019 at 1:34 pm by RatkojaRiku

It has been a long time since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Morph, so I was pleased to see that today’s puzzle had been compiled by him. I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 10,197 / Loglady

Wed June 19, 2019 at 3:21 pm by RatkojaRiku

This Wednesday has afforded me my first opportunity to blog a puzzle by Loglady, the second time in as many weeks that I have blogged a compiler’s work for the first time. And … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 10,192 / Windsurfer

Thu June 13, 2019 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Windsurfer has provided this week’s Thursday solve. I think that this may be the first time that I have solved and blogged one of his puzzles in the Indy, although I think that … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 10,187 / Phi

Tue June 11, 2019 at 1:24 pmFri June 7, 2019 at 1:38 pm by RatkojaRiku

As is customary, Phi brings this latest set of mid-week puzzles to an end. No need to look for any ghost theme today, as we have a clearly identified theme, with a gateway … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 10,178 /Wiglaf

Wed May 29, 2019 at 3:27 pmTue May 28, 2019 at 3:05 pm by RatkojaRiku

Wiglaf has set this week’s Tuesday challenge, whose theme quickly emerges from a first quick perusal of the clues. There is a general music theme today, as can be identified from many of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 10,173 / Gila

Wed May 22, 2019 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Gila has filled the Wednesday slot this week, with a puzzle that reminds me of the many puzzles by Dac which appeared in the same Wednesday slot in the past. The reason for … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 10,168 / Serpent

Thu May 16, 2019 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has set today’s crossword for our mid-week delectation. I found this a hard puzzle to make inroads into and had an almost empty grid for a good while. Once I got started, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 10,163 / Phi

Fri May 10, 2019 at 11:20 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi rounds off this week’s set of mid-week puzzles. I found this one to be at the harder end of the Phi and Indy spectrum. I struggled to unpick the wordplay of a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,154 / Serpent

Tue April 30, 2019 at 11:47 pmTue April 30, 2019 at 1:57 pm by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has certainly put me through my paces on this Tuesday morning. And I have to say that he has had the last laugh, since I don’t understand the wordplay at 23 or … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 10,149 / Tees

Wed April 24, 2019 at 10:34 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has provided the Wednesday puzzle this week. I have to say that I was quite relieved to tackle a more straightforward puzzle this morning, having torn my hair out over the Easter … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,144 / Nimrod

Thu April 18, 2019 at 7:47 am by RatkojaRiku

Nimrod has provided the Thursday teaser this week. I didn’t have a lot of time to blog this week, so when I saw that I had a Nimrod first to solve and then … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments
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