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Independent 9,867 / Tees

Wed June 13, 2018 at 10:08 pmTue May 29, 2018 at 2:19 pm by RatkojaRiku

The Indy regular Tees has provided today’s puzzle for our delectation. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle where I was able to complete the grid unaided but needed to dig around … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9,862 / Eccles

Wed May 23, 2018 at 2:35 pm by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has produced today’s puzzle, offering me a rare opportunity to blog an example of this compiler’s work. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which I consider to be pitched at exactly the right … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,857 / Klingsor

Thu May 17, 2018 at 6:22 pm by RatkojaRiku

Today’s slot has been filled by Klingsor’s latest puzzle. First things first, let me apologise for the very late posting of this blog, which is due to circumstances beyond my control. I thoroughly … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 9,852 / Serpent

Thu May 17, 2018 at 6:26 pmFri May 11, 2018 at 1:40 pm by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has provided the last of this latest set of mid-week puzzles, occupying the slot normally occupied by Phi. Phi’s displacement from his Friday home got me thinking that Serpent may have provided … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9,843 / Hob

Tue May 1, 2018 at 1:04 pm by RatkojaRiku

Hob has provided this puzzle, aptly published on the first day of this new month. I thoroughly enjoyed this crossword, which has a lot going on it, with the main theme explained below … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 9,838 / Dac

Wed April 25, 2018 at 2:02 pm by RatkojaRiku

Dac has provided today’s crossword, occupying his customary Wednesday slot. I found this to be at the easy end of the Indy/Dac spectrum. As solving so many of the Indy puzzles involves a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9,833 / Tyrus

Thu April 19, 2018 at 12:15 pm by RatkojaRiku

Tyrus has provided our cruciverbal workout for today, on a grid that contains a lot of fairly short entries and reveals fewer first letters than the average grid. It has been quite a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 9,828 / Phi

Fri April 13, 2018 at 2:50 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi’s latest teaser brings the latest set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be an enjoyable and not too taxing puzzle, although I needed to “cheat” by searching Chambers … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9,819 / Radian

Tue April 3, 2018 at 9:32 am by RatkojaRiku

Radian has provided today’s puzzle, easing us into the working week after a weekend of indulgence, cruciverbal or otherwise. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that I solved in two sittings. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,814 / Dac

Wed March 28, 2018 at 7:34 am by RatkojaRiku

Dac is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot, his spiritual home at the Indy. Dac always delivers a set of clean, crisp clues, with plenty of smooth surfaces in evidence. That said, I am … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 9,809 / Hob

Thu March 22, 2018 at 4:08 pm by RatkojaRiku

Hob has provided a themed puzzle for our delectation this Thursday. The blog appears late, for which I apologise. As 27/04 indicates, the puzzle, in its clues and its solutions, is peppered with … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,804 / Phi

Fri March 16, 2018 at 9:23 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi’s latest teaser brings this week’s set of mid-week puzzles to an end in time-honoured fashion. I found this puzzle to be quite a challenge and, although I solved quite a few clues … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9,795 / Radian

Tue March 6, 2018 at 2:58 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment, and indeed it is not unusual for his puzzles to appear on a Tuesday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that revealed itself to me … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9,790 / Dac

Wed February 28, 2018 at 2:34 pm by RatkojaRiku

Dac occupies this Wednesday’s compiling slot – back where he belongs, one might say! I found this to be an enjoyable puzzle, not that challenging, which was just perfect for me on a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,785 / Morph

Thu February 22, 2018 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It has been a long time since I have blogged a puzzle by Morph and I had almost forgotten quite how much fun his puzzles can be. I found this to be towards … Read more >>

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