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Independent 11,720 / Phi

May 3, 2024 at 9:31 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi’s latest puzzle ushers in the weekend, as custom dictates. I found this to be a tougher than normal Phi crossword, not least on account of the more unusual items of vocabulary used … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 11,711 / Filbert

May 9, 2024 at 11:14 amApril 23, 2024 at 11:18 am by RatkojaRiku

Filbert has produced this week’s Tuesday puzzle, on what we know is typically theme day. Today’s theme revolves around the many and varied meanings of “bob” at 17, and it is something of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent 11,706 / Eccles

May 9, 2024 at 11:36 amApril 17, 2024 at 1:03 pm by RatkojaRiku

As he often does, Eccles is filling the Wednesday slot this week. I found this to be towards the harder end of the Indy spectrum, perhaps in no small measure due to the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 11,701 / Bluth

April 11, 2024 at 12:36 pm by RatkojaRiku

Bluth has provided his latest creation for our cruciverbal delight this Thursday. And what a delight it was! I had lots of fun solving this puzzle, which kept me busy for quite some … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 11,696 / Phi

April 5, 2024 at 6:07 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi is occupying his usual Friday slot this week, leading us gently into the weekend. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, through which I made steady progress from start to finish. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,687 / Italicus

March 26, 2024 at 12:38 pm by RatkojaRiku

Italicus, a compiler whose work it has rarely fallen to me to blog, has provided this week’s Tuesday – aka theme day – puzzle. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle overall, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 11,682 / Eccles

March 20, 2024 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles is occupying the Wednesday compiling slot this week. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, although I got off to a pretty slow start. Solving some of the longer perimeter entries … Read more >>

Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 11,677 / Bluth

March 14, 2024 at 12:36 pm by RatkojaRiku

Bluth has provided today’s puzzle, on a grid that accommodates four 15-letter entries around its perimeter. I found this puzzle to be highly entertaining and towards the upper end of the Indy spectrum … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 11,672 / Phi

March 8, 2024 at 12:51 pm by RatkojaRiku

This week’s Friday slot is occupied, as one might expect, by Phi. I found this one to be towards the harder end of the Phi spectrum in terms of difficulty, and although I … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 11,663 / Filbert

February 27, 2024 at 7:47 pmFebruary 27, 2024 at 7:59 am by RatkojaRiku

Filbert has provided his latest puzzle for us this Tuesday aka theme day. I found this to be an enjoyable medium-difficulty puzzle and made steady progress throughout. I actually found the three 3-letter … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 11,658 / Eccles

February 21, 2024 at 11:31 am by RatkojaRiku

Eccles is in the Wednesday slot this week, where we are accustomed to seeing him. I found this to be a highly enjoyable medium-difficulty puzzle, with fair, crisp wordplay throughout. Eccles did have … Read more >>

Categories Independent 18 Comments

Independent 11,653 / Vigo

February 15, 2024 at 1:43 pm by RatkojaRiku

Vigo is occupying the Thursday slot this week, using a grid that accommodates as many as eight 4-letter entries. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle on the Indy scale. In the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 11,648 / Phi

February 9, 2024 at 11:57 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi has once again supplied the Friday puzzle – no surprises there! I found this to be of medium difficulty overall and made steady progress throughout. In the end, I was left with … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 11,639 / Wiglaf

January 30, 2024 at 2:25 pmJanuary 30, 2024 at 1:09 pm by RatkojaRiku

Wiglaf has given us quite a workout this morning with his puzzle on an old but rarely used grid. I think that I have managed to solve and parse everything to my satisfaction, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 11,634 / Eccles

January 24, 2024 at 12:26 pm by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has provided today’s mid-week challenge, and for me at least, it really was a challenge. I found this to be a fairly easy puzzle to start, but a very difficult one to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments
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