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Independent 8,191 / Donk

January 15, 2013 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

This is my first encounter with Donk as a blogger and only my second or third with him as a solver, although I may well have caught sight of him recently on the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 8,186 / Dac

January 9, 2013 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Today sees my monthly blogging encounter with Dac, as usual on a Wednesday. Dac never disappoints, pitching his puzzles consistently at the same medium-difficulty level. This puzzle was trickier than the average Dac … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 8,181 / Nestor

January 3, 2013 at 8:05 pmJanuary 3, 2013 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

The last time I was scheduled to blog a Nestor puzzle was the unfortunate occasion on which I confused my dates and someone had to step in and write a blog on my … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 8,176 / Phi

December 29, 2017 at 12:38 pmDecember 28, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

As this is to be my last appearance as a blogger in 2012, I was hoping to produce a comprehensive blog of today’s puzzle, which is by Phi, as might be expected. As … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 8,168 / Jambazi

December 18, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

This is my first blog of a Jambazi puzzle, and indeed one of the few puzzles of his that I have actually solved, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect this morning. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 8,163 / Radian

December 12, 2012 at 5:16 pmDecember 12, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

First things first: my thanks to Duncan for stepping in and producing what should have been my blog. I am taking steps to reduce the potential for any such oversights in the future. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 8,153 / Phi

November 30, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

My turn for the Friday slot today, and it was no surprise to find Phi’s latest offering to sink my teeth into. Last time I crossed swords with Phi on a blogging day … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8,144 / Punk

November 20, 2012 at 4:45 pmNovember 20, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It is Tuesday today so there is normally a treat in store for solvers of the Independent cryptic crossword. Today was certainly no exception. This puzzle gets full marks from me for flair … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 8,139 / Dac

November 14, 2012 at 6:16 pmNovember 14, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

It’s Wednesday today and Dac is occupying his usual slot. Part of the joy of a Dac puzzle, for me at least, is that I know I can concentrate on simply solving the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 8,134 / Nestor

November 8, 2012 at 8:15 am by RatkojaRiku

Today has seen the latest of my many tussles with Nestor’s puzzles on a blogging day. My apologies if the blog seems a little cursory today: I was away from home until late … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8,129 / Phi

November 2, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Owing to a change in the scheduling a few weeks back, it had not fallen to me to blog a Phi puzzle for quite some time, although it was on the cards for … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 8,120 / Anax

October 23, 2012 at 8:55 pmOctober 23, 2012 at 11:43 am by RatkojaRiku

My apologies to readers for the later than normal posting, but there was just no way that I was going to be able to do justice to an Anax in the wee small … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 8,115 / Dac

October 17, 2012 at 9:55 pmOctober 17, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

A Wednesday slot in the middle of the month is surely Dac’s by right, and today is no exception. In true Dac fashion, we are in the presence of (yet) a(nother) set of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 8,110 / Nestor

October 11, 2012 at 5:32 pmOctober 11, 2012 at 8:17 am by RatkojaRiku

It is Thursday today, so you take pot luck in terms of which compiler you get, and I am always very pleased to cross swords with Nestor. With Nestor you know that what … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 8,103 / Dac

October 3, 2012 at 8:03 pmOctober 3, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

I have swapped days with a fellow blogger this week, which is why I am posting today and not on Friday. It is far from the last Wednesday of the month today, so … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments
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