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Independent 10,814 / Morph

June 22, 2021 at 3:59 pmJune 10, 2021 at 11:47 am by RatkojaRiku

Morph is occupying the Thursday slot this week, offering me the rare treat of blogging one of his puzzles. I found this to be a highly challenging puzzle, at the upper end of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 10,809 / Phi

June 4, 2021 at 7:05 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi brings yet another suite of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be towards the more challenging end of the Phi spectrum of difficulty. In the end, I needed to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 10,800 / Radian

May 25, 2021 at 12:17 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian has set this week’s Tuesday puzzle. Is there some kind of theme in here, I wonder? I am afraid that I cannot see any theme hidden amongst either the entries or the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 10,795 / eXternal

May 19, 2021 at 2:02 pm by RatkojaRiku

This week’s Wednesday slot has been occupied by eXternal. It is a good long while since I have blogged one of his puzzles, I have to say. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, which … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,790 / Serpent

May 13, 2021 at 2:33 pm by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has supplied this Thursday’s crossword puzzle for our stimulation and entertainment. This old grid is one of my least preferred as a solver, since there is little variety in terms of entry … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 10,785 / Phi

May 7, 2021 at 7:16 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi is occupying his traditional Friday slot this week. I found this to be a harder than average puzzle by Phi standards, and I needed to put it down and come back a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,776 / Hob

April 27, 2021 at 3:53 pm by RatkojaRiku

Hob is filling the compiling slot this Tuesday, and, as you might expect, we have a theme to contend with. I found this puzzle to be both challenging and entertaining, as it gradually … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 10,771 / Eccles

April 21, 2021 at 3:04 pm by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has provided our dose of cruciverbal entertainment this Wednesday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, just right for the mid-week slot. I noticed that there was something going on around … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 10,766 / Tees

April 15, 2021 at 1:50 pm by RatkojaRiku

Tees has provide some intellectual gymnastics for us all this Thursday. I found this to be at the difficult end of the Indy spectrum, and I solved only one clue (26) when I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 25 Comments

Independent 10,761 / Phi

April 9, 2021 at 9:48 am by RatkojaRiku

As tradition dictates, Phi is bringing another suite of mid-week puzzles to an end. In what was for me a medium-difficulty puzzle, he has managed to produce a grid which abounds with letter … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,752 / Wire

March 30, 2021 at 12:39 pm by RatkojaRiku

Wire has set today’s puzzle on that day of the week when we are all expecting a theme. There are traces of this extra-terrestrial, paranormal and space-travel theme dotted through the clues and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 10,747 / Eccles

March 24, 2021 at 11:33 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has supplied the Wednesday puzzle this week, one which I found more challenging than what we are used to on a Wednesday. I think that I have now solved and parsed everything … Read more >>

Categories Independent 23 Comments

Independent 10,742 / Serpent

March 18, 2021 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

The Thursday crossword this week has been compiled for us by Serpent. I found this to be a thoroughly entertaining crossword, which revealed itself very gradually and offered lots of enjoyment along the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,737 / Phi

March 12, 2021 at 12:24 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phiday is with us once more, bring this week’s suite of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle from Phi, which took me just about the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,728 / Skinny

March 2, 2021 at 1:56 pm by RatkojaRiku

Skinny is occupying this Tuesday slot this week. He is a compiler whose work I am not that familiar with. As Tuesday is theme day, I was on the look-out for one this … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments
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