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Bertandjoyce

There was a tradition in both our families of solving Telegraph concise and cryptic crosswords. During our student days we moved on to the Observer. When we could afford a daily, we enjoyed the Guardian cryptics until the Indy arrived on the scene. Nowadays, Saturdays are not complete without the Inquisitor in the i paper. We never time ourselves but we do feel cheated if we finish quickly and really enjoy seeking out themes and ninas etc. We are now retired and when time allows, we supplement the daily Indy solve with the on-line Guardian cryptic, Genius and the occasional Quiptic. Finding fifteensquared was a revelation – we realised we are not alone in our attempts to stave off Alzheimer’s!

Independent 11,611 by Bluebird

Thu December 28, 2023 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Bluebird makes a 5th appearance this year in today’s Indy.

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Independent 11,606 by Phi

Fri December 22, 2023 at 8:11 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phiday again!

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Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 11,601 by Monk

Sat December 16, 2023 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

Monk makes a welcome appearance this weekend. He now only appears in the Indy four times a year and it is more than two and a half years since we last had the pleasure of blogging one of his puzzles.

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Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 11,597 by Twin

Tue December 12, 2023 at 8:17 am by Bertandjoyce

Twin fills the Tuesday slot.

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Independent 11,592 by Stamp

Wed December 6, 2023 at 8:29 am by Bertandjoyce

Stamp’s 2nd Indy appearance fills the mid-week slot this week.

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Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 11,587 by Coot

Thu November 30, 2023 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

This is Coot’s third puzzle in the Indy. We enjoyed the first two and were pleased to see that we were blogging this one.

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Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 11,582 by Phi

Fri November 24, 2023 at 8:16 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phiday again!

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Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 11,573 by Grecian

Tue November 14, 2023 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Tuesday has come around again very quickly – we have a Grecian to solve and blog today.

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Independent 11,571 by Quince

Sat November 11, 2023 at 5:19 pmSat November 11, 2023 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

Quince fills the Saturday slot this week.

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Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 11,568 by Eccles

Wed November 8, 2023 at 8:11 am by Bertandjoyce

Yippee, it’s Eccles in the mid-week slot this week.

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Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 11,563 by Rodriguez

Thu November 2, 2023 at 8:17 am by Bertandjoyce

Rodriguez fills the Thursday slot this week.

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Categories Independent 23 Comments

Literally! by Jugular

Sun October 29, 2023 at 8:01 am by Bertandjoyce

If you were not at the York S&B, but would like to tackle Jugular’s puzzle, click HERE The puzzle is not specifically related to the York S&B, and Jugular apparently came across the … Read more >>

Categories S&B Puzzles 12 Comments

S&B York 23 by Dalibor

Sun October 29, 2023 at 8:01 am by Bertandjoyce

Dalibor (Sil) was a regular attendee at S&Bs all around the country, usually bringing a themed puzzle with him prepared specially for the event. 16 of his puzzles had been published in the … Read more >>

Categories S&B Puzzles 5 Comments

It’s on the house by Komornik

Sun October 29, 2023 at 8:00 am by Bertandjoyce

Instructions from the setter on Saturday: Komorník offers a drink at his expense to the first solver able to bring him a correctly filled grid with the information required. Or take the puzzle … Read more >>

Categories S&B Puzzles 3 Comments

S&B York 23 by Egbert

Sun October 29, 2023 at 8:00 am by Bertandjoyce

NB – apologies the pdf of the puzzle missed out the last part of the instructions – the first letters of the redundant words spell out an instruction to complete the puzzle. If … Read more >>

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