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Independent 10,091 / Phi

February 15, 2019 at 12:22 pm by RatkojaRiku

In time-honoured fashion, Phi brings this latest string of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be quite a challenge and struggled to complete the NE quadrant, not least because of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,082 / Hoskins

February 5, 2019 at 1:22 pm by RatkojaRiku

Hoskins has provided this week’s Tuesday puzzle. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, of which I completed about two thirds at my first attempt and the remaining third when I came … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,077 / Silvanus

January 30, 2019 at 8:12 am by RatkojaRiku

Silvanus has compiled today’s puzzle for our mid-week entertainment. He is a compiler whose crosswords I have only a modest amount of experience of solving and blogging. I thought that this was pitched … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,072 / Serpent

January 26, 2019 at 10:18 pmJanuary 24, 2019 at 7:46 am by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has unleashed his cruciverbal venom on us this Thursday, although I am more used to seeing his work on Tuesdays. I found this to be a thoroughly entertaining and very challenging puzzle, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent 10,067 / Phi

January 18, 2019 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

True to form, Phi brings another string of mid-week puzzles to a close. I found this to be at the easier end of the Phi spectrum in terms of difficulty and solved it … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,058 / Punk

January 8, 2019 at 12:36 pm by RatkojaRiku

Punk has provided this Tuesday’s cruciverbal challenge. I realised this morning that it has been a long time since it last fell to me to blog a crossword by Punk, so this honour … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,053 / Tees

January 2, 2019 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has provided our second puzzle of 2019 and my first opportunity to blog. After some rather taxing Christmas puzzles, it was a relief to find Tees’ latest puzzle here today, to ease … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,048 / Knut

December 27, 2018 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Here I am with my last blog of 2018, and it is indeed a good long while since it has fallen to me to blog a puzzle by Knut. A nice medium-difficulty puzzle, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,044 / Phi

December 21, 2018 at 3:05 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi has rounded off the latest batch of mid-week Indy puzzles, as we all brace ourselves for the bumper crop of cruciverbal treats that next week will bring. I found this to be … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,035 / Radian

December 11, 2018 at 3:02 pm by RatkojaRiku

The Tuesday slot this week has been filled by Radian, whose work tends to be published on Tuesdays, in my experience. I found this to be an enjoyable solve, perfectly pitched in terms … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,030 / Hoskins

December 5, 2018 at 10:56 am by RatkojaRiku

Hoskins has provided our mid-week cruciverbal entertainment today. We got good value for money from Hoskins today in that the shorter entries – only 5-, 7- and 9-letter lights in this grid – … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,025 / Tees

November 29, 2018 at 11:50 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has produced today’s puzzle, the second of his crosswords that I have enjoyed solving and blogging in a short space of time. I found this to be a fairly tough, but fair, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,020 / Phi

November 24, 2018 at 10:17 amNovember 23, 2018 at 2:29 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi’s latest submission brings our mid-week suite of puzzles to an end. I enjoyed this crossword and found it to be a medium-difficulty puzzle by Phi standards. True to form, I have been … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,011 / Radian

November 13, 2018 at 8:12 am by RatkojaRiku

Radian is once again occupying the Tuesday slot, which is where I am most used to encountering his work. Last time I blogged a Radian crossword, I missed an obvious ghost theme, so … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 10,006 / Tees

November 24, 2018 at 10:12 amNovember 7, 2018 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees has supplied the Wednesday puzzle this week. The Wednesday slot for many years was the preserve of Dac, whose sad death was announced last week. Dac’s puzzles, with their tight clueing and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments
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