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Independent 9,359 / Dac

Wed October 12, 2016 at 12:13 pm by RatkojaRiku

There is something reassuringly familiar about logging on to one’s computer and finding that one’s Wednesday morning crossword has been set by Dac. And, of course, Dac has not disappointed, providing us with … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 9,354 / S.Park

Fri October 7, 2016 at 9:21 amThu October 6, 2016 at 12:51 pm by RatkojaRiku

This was my first experience of solving, let alone blogging, a puzzle by S.Park, although a quick trawl through the site reveals that this is the third Indy puzzle published under this pseudonym. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 9,349 / Phi

Sat October 1, 2016 at 7:08 pmFri September 30, 2016 at 12:42 pm by RatkojaRiku

It is customary to close the working week with a puzzle from Phi, and this week is no exception to that. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Phi … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 9,340 / Alchemi

Tue September 20, 2016 at 10:51 am by RatkojaRiku

On a Tuesday you never quite know who you will be crossing cruciverbal swords with. This week it has fallen to Alchemi to give the grey cells their morning workout. I actually found … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 9,335 / Dac

Wed September 14, 2016 at 7:48 am by RatkojaRiku

Dac has provided this morning’s puzzle for our entertainment and intellectual stimulation. It is a while since I have blogged a puzzle by Dac on a Wednesday and I enjoyed re-acquainting myself with … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 9,330 / Nestor

Thu September 8, 2016 at 3:34 pm by RatkojaRiku

It has been a very long time since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Nestor, and this one was a good reminder of what I had been missing. My … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,325 / Phi

Fri September 2, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Typically, it falls to Phi to round off another set of mid-week puzzles. I found this to be a puzzle of two halves, in that, if you drew a line from the top-left … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 9,316 / Wiglaf

Tue August 23, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It was Wiglaf’s latest puzzle that lay in store for me this Tuesday morning. I found this one to be a very enjoyable, medium-difficulty solve. I suspected early on that I would probably … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9,311 / Hoskins

Wed August 17, 2016 at 12:02 pm by RatkojaRiku

This was the second time that I had come to the Wednesday puzzle expecting to have to cross swords with Dac and finding Hoskins instead. My first experience of Hoskins had Sunderland A.F.C. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 9,306 / Monk

Thu August 11, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It has been a while since it last fell to me to blog a puzzle by Monk. Monk is one of those compilers whose puzzles I have been solving regularly for many years … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 9,301 / Phi

Fri August 5, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Quite naturally, it falls to Phi to round off this latest set of mid-week puzzles. For me, this was perhaps harder than the average Phi crossword, although I am under the weather at … Read more >>

Categories Independent 3 Comments

Independent 9,292 / Hieroglyph

Tue July 26, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It is Tuesday today and so probably time for a themed puzzle. A first glance at the clues shows that 1D is to provide the gateway clue to a theme running through the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,287 / Hoskins

Wed July 20, 2016 at 9:02 pmWed July 20, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Today was my first opportunity to solve and blog a puzzle by Hoskins, on a day when I was expecting to meet Dac’s latest offering. I very much enjoyed this puzzle, which I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 9,282 / Morph

Thu July 14, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Morph’s latest puzzle offers today’s cruciverbal entertainment. I thought that this was a medium-difficulty puzzle by Morph, and I made steady progress through it until coming to something of a standstill in the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 9,277 / Phi

Fri July 8, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Another working week comes to an end, with a puzzle by Phi to take us into the weekend. This was a medium-difficulty Phi puzzle, in my opinion. I managed to complete it unaided … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments
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