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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

Independent 11,629 / Mev

January 19, 2024 at 12:31 amJanuary 18, 2024 at 12:07 pm by RatkojaRiku

Mev has provided today’s teaser to keep the old brain ticking over on this cold winter’s day. I found this to be towards the hard end of the Indy spectrum in terms of … Read more >>

Categories Independent 18 Comments

Independent 11,624 / Phi

January 12, 2024 at 12:11 pm by RatkojaRiku

Phi appears to have started the new year as he means to go on, occupying his customary Friday slot. I found this to be towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum in … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,615 / Filbert

January 3, 2024 at 12:57 amJanuary 2, 2024 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Filbert is occupying the first Tuesday slot of 2024, with a puzzle that has provided me with a lot to get my teeth into. Tuesday is theme day, and many of the clues … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 11,610 / Eccles

December 28, 2023 at 12:15 amDecember 27, 2023 at 12:09 pm by RatkojaRiku

Eccles has provided our first regular puzzle following the Christmas bank holiday with its cornucopia of festive crosswords. And if you have somewhat lost your bearings over the last few days owing to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 11,605 / Bluth

December 21, 2023 at 3:37 pmDecember 21, 2023 at 12:58 pm by RatkojaRiku

Bluth has set today’s cruciverbal challenge, on a more unusual grid that accommodates a wide variety of word lengths. The fact that the solutions to the perimeter clues are divided between two grid … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 11,600 / Phi

December 15, 2023 at 10:52 am by RatkojaRiku

Phi, our usual Friday setter, is occupying “his” slot this week too. I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle through which I made steady progress. I ground to a halt with the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 11,591 / Knut

December 5, 2023 at 11:52 am by RatkojaRiku

Knut has provided us with a very topical crossword for our entertainment this Tuesday. This puzzle must have been set fairly recently, since there are numerous references to the (now ex-) UK home … Read more >>

Categories Independent 24 Comments

Independent 11,586 / Tees

November 29, 2023 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Tees is filling the mid-week slot this week. It is a good long while since it last fell to me to blog a puzzle by this setter. For me, this was a puzzle … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments
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