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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

Independent 9,268 / Math

Tue June 28, 2016 at 12:54 pm by RatkojaRiku

Today is Tuesday, so a themed puzzle of one sort or another is to be expected. And Math, a compiler with whose work I have hitherto had only a passing acquaintance, has not … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,263 / Kairos

Wed June 22, 2016 at 9:25 pmWed June 22, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

I was surprised not to find myself on familiar territory today, having expected to have Dac’s latest puzzle to solve and blog this Wednesday. As it was, today provided me with my first … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9,258 / Klingsor

Thu June 16, 2016 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It has been a while since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle set by Klingsor. I normally struggle to complete his puzzles, but today, perhaps because of the pressure of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 9,253 / Phi

Fri June 10, 2016 at 10:47 am by RatkojaRiku

It is Friday and the compiling slot is occupied by Phi, as one might expect. I found this one moderately difficult, in that I didn’t sail through it but nor did it give … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,244 / Crosophile

Tue May 31, 2016 at 6:11 pmTue May 31, 2016 at 7:55 am by RatkojaRiku

Crosophile has served up this morning’s cruciverbal fare. I enjoyed this puzzle, finding it a challenge but not an insurmountable one. There was no point at which the solution suddenly revealed itself to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 9,239 / Quixote

Wed May 25, 2016 at 6:41 am by RatkojaRiku

It is the last Wednesday of the month, so Dac is taking a well-earned break from compiling duties. I think this puzzle was very much towards the easy end of the Quixote, and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 9,234 / Scorpion

Thu May 19, 2016 at 7:22 am by RatkojaRiku

Scorpion has provided today’s lexical challenge. It has been a while since it has fallen to me to solve/blog one of his puzzles. Scorpion has chosen to mark a special achievement with this … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments
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