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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 10,610 by Eccles

October 14, 2020 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Eccles provides the midweek entertainment again today. All good fun as we have come to expect. No unusual words, clear clues with good surfaces and the occasional smile along the way – what … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,605 by Monk

October 8, 2020 at 8:16 am by Bertandjoyce

Monk throws down the gauntlet today We found this to be quite a challenge, mainly due to some fairly obscure (to us) synonyms in the wordplay in several clues and one or two … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,600 by Phi

October 2, 2020 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phiday again Another enjoyable Friday offering from Phi. We always expect that there is something going on in Phi puzzles, but although it looks as though there is a Nina of a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,591 by Dill

September 22, 2020 at 8:19 am by Bertandjoyce

We have not blogged a Dill puzzle before, so we looked forward to the challenge We found it a fairly straightforward solve, although we had to check 23ac, which was a new word … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,586 by Eccles

September 16, 2020 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

Eccles is back in the midweek spot today. As we have come to expect, this was a fun solve with lots of good surfaces and neat wordplay. We had to check the Mexican … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,583 by Punk

September 12, 2020 at 8:16 am by Bertandjoyce

There was some 1ac fun to be had today in Punk’s puzzle. As we filled in the grid, it was clear that some answers were anagrams of each other. However, it was only … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 10,581 by Serpent

September 10, 2020 at 8:13 am by Bertandjoyce

Serpent fills the Thursday slot this week – we’re in for a treat. We found this slightly easier than we had expected, given the setter. This may have been because we always expect … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 10,576 by Phi

September 4, 2020 at 8:11 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phi-day again! We worked our way through this puzzle fairly steadily, although we were held up briefly by entering DREAD for 18ac before realising, when we couldn’t figure out 14d, that we’d … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,567 by Wiglaf

August 25, 2020 at 9:36 amAugust 25, 2020 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

Wiglaf fills the Tuesday slot this week – we’re on the look-out for a theme …. but we needed a fair bit of electronic help to find it! Because 34ac is, in our … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 10,562 by Eccles

August 19, 2020 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

Eccles fills the mid-week slot again this week – we’re in for some fun! Another great, accessible puzzle from Eccles this week, with the trademark smooth surfaces and occasional smiles. There was one … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,557 by Monk

August 13, 2020 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s been over six months since we last blogged a Monk puzzle – we were looking forward to this. We found this puzzle slightly less challenging than we had expected, but none the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 10,553 by Phi

August 8, 2020 at 10:57 amAugust 8, 2020 at 8:13 am by Bertandjoyce

We now have Phi-day on a Saturday. All very confusing this week but as we also blogged the Hob yesterday we realised that something different was happening this week. We spotted PHILIP in … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,552 by Hob

August 7, 2020 at 1:01 pmAugust 7, 2020 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

When Hob popped up on a Phiday, we thought there must be something special happening today…. As we worked through the grid, we noticed the nina in the left and right borders, and, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,543 by Radian

July 29, 2020 at 2:52 pmJuly 28, 2020 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s been three months of lockdown since we last blogged a Radian puzzle, so we looked forward to this……. … and we found it a little easier than we had expected, but no … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,538 by Eccles

July 22, 2020 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Eccles fills the mid-week spot again this week – we’re in for some fun….. ….and we weren’t disappointed. We found this slightly trickier than most recent Eccles offerings, but none the less enjoyable. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments
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