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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 10,753 by Kairos

March 31, 2021 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Kairos fills the mid-week slot this week. Until last year, Kairos was only to be found in the Independent on Sunday. But he has now appeared six times in the weekday editions and this is our second Kairos blog.

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Independent 10,748 by Hob

March 25, 2021 at 8:35 am by Bertandjoyce

Hob sets today’s brain-teaser…..

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Independent 10,743 by Phi

March 19, 2021 at 8:25 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phi-day again. Where does the week go? We are not really doing anything but the days and weeks seem to go past so quickly.

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Independent 10,734 by Atrica

March 9, 2021 at 8:46 amMarch 9, 2021 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

We don’t see many Atrica puzzles and the last one we blogged was in June last year.

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Independent 10,732 by Dalibor

March 6, 2021 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

Dalibor sets the Saturday challenge this weekend.

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Independent 10,729 by eXternal

March 3, 2021 at 8:13 am by Bertandjoyce

eXternal fills the mid-week slot this week – it’s been over two years since we last blogged one of his puzzles, so this is going to be interesting….

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Independent 10,724 by Tees

February 25, 2021 at 8:12 am by Bertandjoyce

Tees seems to crop up on different days. It’s over a year since we blogged one of his puzzles.

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Independent 10,719 by Phi

February 19, 2021 at 8:11 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phi-day again – in these strange times, it’s good to have a marker to remind us what day it is.

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Independent 10,710 by Bluth

February 9, 2021 at 8:12 am by Bertandjoyce

We’ve got a Bluth to solve today – no complaints as far as we are concerned, especially as it is Tuesday.

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Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 10,705 by Filbert

February 3, 2021 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

Filbert fills the mid-week slot this week

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Independent 10,702 by Serpent

January 30, 2021 at 8:23 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s a Saturday and once again we have a Serpent to blog. It was quite a challenge.

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Categories Independent 24 Comments

Independent 10,700 by Hob

January 28, 2021 at 8:12 am by Bertandjoyce

Hob sets today’s challenge – it’s going to be interesting.

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Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,695 by Phi

January 22, 2021 at 12:55 pmJanuary 22, 2021 at 8:10 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi-day comes round again! For once we didn’t have to search for a theme – it was pretty clear from the first few entries that the weather would play a significant part in … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,686 by Radian

January 12, 2021 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s been quite a while since we last blogged a Radian puzzle, so we looked forward to this. And we weren’t disappointed. Being a Radian and on a Tuesday, there had to be … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,681 by Bluth

January 6, 2021 at 8:22 am by Bertandjoyce

It doesn’t seem that long ago since we blogged the last Bluth – not that we are complaining! We did groan somewhat at the parsing of 15ac – no doubt it will be … Read more >>

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