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Independent 11,360 / Phi

March 10, 2023 at 12:59 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I worked my way through at a reasonable pace. I think that I have managed to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 11,351 / Mev

March 28, 2023 at 2:34 pmFebruary 28, 2023 at 10:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Mev has provided this Tuesday’s puzzle to get our teeth into. This appears to be only the second crossword by this compiler that I have blogged, and last time I needed quite a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 11,346 / Filbert

February 22, 2023 at 12:31 pm by RatkojaRiku

Our mid-week cruciverbal challenge has been provided by Filbert today. For me, this was a tougher test than I am used to tackling on a Wednesday, but it was nonetheless highly enjoyable, and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 11,341 / Methuselah

February 16, 2023 at 6:49 pmFebruary 16, 2023 at 12:34 pm by RatkojaRiku

Methuselah has supplied this week’s Thursday challenge, which has proved quite challenging, at least for me. I am fairly sure that I have completed the grid correctly, but I am not sure of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent 11,336 / Phi

February 10, 2023 at 12:11 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi has provided the last in this week’s string of mid-week puzzles. I found this to be towards the harder end of the Indy spectrum, and although I think that I have successfully … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 11,322 / Eccles

January 25, 2023 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has provided a medium-difficulty puzzle for this mid-week slot, on an unusual grid with limited variety in terms of entry length. I made swift progress through this enjoyable puzzle, with the NE … Read more >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent 11,317 / Rodriguez

January 19, 2023 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Rodriguez has provided our Thursday cruciverbal challenge, with plenty of 2 for us to get our teeth into. I found this to be an enjoyable puzzle, medium to hard in terms of difficulty, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 11,312 / Phi

January 13, 2023 at 12:21 pm by RatkojaRiku

This is my first Phi puzzle of 2023 and one that I would rate as a medium-difficulty puzzle. I have not spotted any particular theme today, but perhaps other solvers have and will … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 11,303 / Filbert

January 3, 2023 at 2:13 pm by RatkojaRiku

Filbert’s latest puzzle is the subject of my first blog of 2023, delayed because I have been travelling (or rather attempting to travel!) I feel that I have solved and parsed all the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 11,298 / Twin

December 28, 2022 at 12:41 pm by RatkojaRiku

Our Wednesday entertainment has been provided by Twin today, a compiler whose work I have neither solved nor blogged until today. There was a lot to get one’s teeth into today, as the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 11,293 / Rodriguez

December 22, 2022 at 12:32 pm by RatkojaRiku

Rodriguez has set this week’s Thursday puzzle. It would be a shame if solvers were too busy getting ready for Christmas to find time to solve what, in my humble opinion, is a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 25 Comments

Independent 11,288 / Phi

December 16, 2022 at 2:19 pm by RatkojaRiku

It is Friday today and it falls to Phi once again to complete this latest cycle of mid-week puzzles. I apologise for the late posting, the product of a hectic pre-Christmas schedule at … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,279 / Vigo

December 6, 2022 at 12:04 pm by RatkojaRiku

Vigo has provided Tuesday’s thematic teaser for this week. I found this puzzle to be a fairly straightforward solve, at the easier end of the Indy difficulty spectrum, but nonetheless an enjoyable puzzle. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 11,274 / Mev

November 30, 2022 at 4:13 pmNovember 30, 2022 at 11:41 am by RatkojaRiku

Our mid-week cruciverbal challenge has been set by Mev. I am not familiar with this compiler’s work, although I can see that a small number of puzzles by him/her have already been blogged … Read more >>

Categories Independent 27 Comments

Independent 11,269 / Bluth

November 24, 2022 at 1:22 pm by RatkojaRiku

Bluth has provided our cruciverbal entertainment for this Thursday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which gave me a good workout but which did not inflict too much head-scratching for a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments
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