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RatkojaRiku

Independent 10,546 / Phi

July 31, 2020 at 12:48 pm by RatkojaRiku

It is Phi-day once again, bringing this latest set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made fairly swift progress. I would … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,537 / Dill

July 21, 2020 at 3:14 pm by RatkojaRiku

Dill is a setter with whose work I am not yet particularly familiar, so I was a bit worried that it could all turn a bit hairy for me. A bit forced, I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,532 / Tees

July 15, 2020 at 8:25 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has provided his latest puzzle for our mid-week entertainment. I found this to be an enjoyable medium-difficulty puzzle and one whose solution revealed itself to me gradually: at no point did I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,527 / Knut

July 9, 2020 at 3:57 pmJuly 9, 2020 at 2:49 pm by RatkojaRiku

Knut has set today’s cruciverbal challenge. It is some time since it last fell to me to blog one of his puzzles. One is tempted to think that there may have been a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,522 / Phi

July 3, 2020 at 1:14 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi has rounded off yet another suite of mid-week puzzles, as one might expect. This puzzle uses a less common grid that allows for a lot of variety in terms of word length … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,513 / Radian

June 23, 2020 at 12:21 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian has provided today’s puzzle for our intellectual stimulation and general entertainment. It is quite a while since it fell to me to blog one of his puzzles. Today is Tuesday, so there … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,508 / Tees

June 17, 2020 at 9:43 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has provided our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment this week. I found this one quite challenging from the point of view of vocabulary, with the entries at 1A, 1D, 4 and 15 all being … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 10,503 / Loglady

June 11, 2020 at 12:42 pm by RatkojaRiku

Loglady has set today’s puzzle, which I found rather challenging, perhaps because I am not yet that familiar with Loglady’s crosswords. I think that I have managed to solve the puzzle correctly, but … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,498 / Phi

June 5, 2020 at 5:54 pmJune 5, 2020 at 1:50 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi is occupying his customary Friday slot this week. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle and made steady progress through it. The grid had space for more than the usual number … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,489 / Crosophile

June 5, 2020 at 1:56 pmMay 26, 2020 at 3:21 pm by RatkojaRiku

Crosophile has set this week’s Tuesday puzzle. I think that it is quite a while since I last blogged one of his crosswords. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, just right … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,484 / Tees

May 20, 2020 at 3:39 pmMay 20, 2020 at 1:07 pm by RatkojaRiku

Tees has produced our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment for this Wednesday. I actually found this to be a puzzle of two-halves: I made swift progress through the left-hand side of the grid, but then … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,479 / Serpent

May 14, 2020 at 1:05 pm by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment. I found this a challenging and highly entertaining serve, but I got there in the end, I think, both as a solver and as a blogger. It … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 10,474 / Hob

May 9, 2020 at 10:13 pmMay 8, 2020 at 5:41 pm by RatkojaRiku

Perhaps a tad surprisingly, Hob is occupying the Friday slot this week. Perhaps we have an anniversary puzzle in store … One or two of the clues suggest a Beatles theme, and indeed … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,465 / Atrica

April 28, 2020 at 5:21 pm by RatkojaRiku

Atrica, of whose work I have little experience to date, has provided us with a themed treat to delight us this Tuesday. My apologies for posting the blog so late. I found this … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 10,460 / Tees

April 22, 2020 at 10:21 pmApril 22, 2020 at 4:03 pm by RatkojaRiku

Tees is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot. I think that I am more used to encountering his work on other days of the week. I found this towards the easy end of the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments
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