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Independent 11,898 / Eccles

November 27, 2024 at 12:59 pm by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has once again provided the Wednesday puzzle this week. I found this to be an enjoyable, medium-difficulty puzzle, with progress being hampered by the fact that there were no longer entries in … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 11,893 / Rodriguez

November 21, 2024 at 12:12 pm by RatkojaRiku

Rodriguez’s latest puzzle has been provided for our cruciverbal pleasure this Thursday. I actually found this quite challenging and had to work hard to finish the NE and SE quadrants. The fact that … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 11,888 / Phi

November 15, 2024 at 11:47 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi has provided our last mid-week puzzle of this week, so no surprises there. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I think I am happy … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,879 / Madcap

November 5, 2024 at 2:02 pm by RatkojaRiku

Today is Tuesday, 5th November. I wonder what theme Madcap might have brought along with today’s crossword. Today’s ghost theme is Bonfire Night, with the clues (15, 20, 26, 27 …) and the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 11,874 / Eccles

November 5, 2024 at 2:10 pmOctober 30, 2024 at 8:41 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles is occupying his familiar Wednesday slot this week. As with my experience of many other Eccles puzzles, this crossword combined a good few easy clues as starters but more than enough teasers … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,869 / Methuselah

October 24, 2024 at 2:41 pm by RatkojaRiku

Methuselah has served up a cruciverbal feast for our delectation today, with plenty to get one’s teeth into and to savour. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle from start to finish, finding it to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 11,864 / Phi

October 18, 2024 at 1:18 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi is back in his usual Friday slot this week, which seems only right and proper. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress, being slowed down … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 11,855 / Phi

October 8, 2024 at 8:50 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi has set the Tuesday puzzle this week, so he is not occupying his usual Friday slot for once. Of course, since today is theme day, there had to be a reason for … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,850 / Eccles

October 2, 2024 at 7:10 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles is occupying his usual mid-week slot this week. I found this to be an easy-to-medium difficulty puzzle by Indy standards, set on a grid that provides a lot of initial letters as … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,845 / Mog

September 26, 2024 at 4:26 pmSeptember 26, 2024 at 8:15 am by RatkojaRiku

Mog has set our cruciverbal challenge today, and what a challenge it turned out to be! I made incredibly slow progress through this puzzle and began to think that I wouldn’t be able … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 11,840 / Phi

September 20, 2024 at 11:42 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi has brought another series of mid-week puzzles to an end today. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I think that I have parsed all … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 11,831 / Grecian

September 10, 2024 at 11:57 am by RatkojaRiku

Grecian has provided this week’s Tuesday puzzle. I found this to be an enjoyable puzzle to both solve and blog, with lots to get one’s teeth into, since there is a higher than … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 11,826 / Filbert

September 4, 2024 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Filbert is occupying the mid-week slot this week with his latest creation. I found this to be a pleasurable puzzle, of medium difficulty by Indy standards. I think that I have managed to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 11,821 / Wire

August 29, 2024 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Wire has supplied this week’s Thursday puzzle. I found this to be a pleasurable, medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I think that I have managed to parse everything successfully, but … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,816 / Phi

August 23, 2024 at 10:54 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi is occupying the usual Friday slot, which wasn’t the case when it last fell to me to blog the Friday puzzle on the opening day of the Olympics. I found this to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments
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