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Independent 9,852 / Serpent

Thu May 17, 2018 at 6:26 pmFri May 11, 2018 at 1:40 pm by RatkojaRiku

Serpent has provided the last of this latest set of mid-week puzzles, occupying the slot normally occupied by Phi. Phi’s displacement from his Friday home got me thinking that Serpent may have provided … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9,843 / Hob

Tue May 1, 2018 at 1:04 pm by RatkojaRiku

Hob has provided this puzzle, aptly published on the first day of this new month. I thoroughly enjoyed this crossword, which has a lot going on it, with the main theme explained below … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 9,838 / Dac

Wed April 25, 2018 at 2:02 pm by RatkojaRiku

Dac has provided today’s crossword, occupying his customary Wednesday slot. I found this to be at the easy end of the Indy/Dac spectrum. As solving so many of the Indy puzzles involves a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9,833 / Tyrus

Thu April 19, 2018 at 12:15 pm by RatkojaRiku

Tyrus has provided our cruciverbal workout for today, on a grid that contains a lot of fairly short entries and reveals fewer first letters than the average grid. It has been quite a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 9,828 / Phi

Fri April 13, 2018 at 2:50 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi’s latest teaser brings the latest set of mid-week puzzles to an end. I found this to be an enjoyable and not too taxing puzzle, although I needed to “cheat” by searching Chambers … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9,819 / Radian

Tue April 3, 2018 at 9:32 am by RatkojaRiku

Radian has provided today’s puzzle, easing us into the working week after a weekend of indulgence, cruciverbal or otherwise. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that I solved in two sittings. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,814 / Dac

Wed March 28, 2018 at 7:34 am by RatkojaRiku

Dac is occupying this week’s Wednesday slot, his spiritual home at the Indy. Dac always delivers a set of clean, crisp clues, with plenty of smooth surfaces in evidence. That said, I am … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 9,809 / Hob

Thu March 22, 2018 at 4:08 pm by RatkojaRiku

Hob has provided a themed puzzle for our delectation this Thursday. The blog appears late, for which I apologise. As 27/04 indicates, the puzzle, in its clues and its solutions, is peppered with … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,804 / Phi

Fri March 16, 2018 at 9:23 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi’s latest teaser brings this week’s set of mid-week puzzles to an end in time-honoured fashion. I found this puzzle to be quite a challenge and, although I solved quite a few clues … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9,795 / Radian

Tue March 6, 2018 at 2:58 pm by RatkojaRiku

Radian has provided today’s cruciverbal entertainment, and indeed it is not unusual for his puzzles to appear on a Tuesday. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle that revealed itself to me … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9,790 / Dac

Wed February 28, 2018 at 2:34 pm by RatkojaRiku

Dac occupies this Wednesday’s compiling slot – back where he belongs, one might say! I found this to be an enjoyable puzzle, not that challenging, which was just perfect for me on a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9,785 / Morph

Thu February 22, 2018 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It has been a long time since I have blogged a puzzle by Morph and I had almost forgotten quite how much fun his puzzles can be. I found this to be towards … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9,780 / Phi

Fri February 16, 2018 at 11:31 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi has provided yet another Friday cruciverbal workout to ease us into the weekend. I found this one to be towards the harder end of the Phi spectrum in terms of difficulty and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9,771 / Radian

Tue February 6, 2018 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Radian has set the Tuesday puzzle this week for our entertainment. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which unfolds gradually around the theme of transport. The transport theme is referenced explicitly … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9,766 / Dac

Wed January 31, 2018 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It is always a pleasure to find Dac occupying his spiritual home in the Indy Wednesday slot, and indeed many weeks have gone by since it last fell to me to blog one … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments
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