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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 10,653 by Serpent

Thu December 3, 2020 at 8:19 am by Bertandjoyce

Serpent tests the old grey matter today. As expected, this was quite a challenge, but a very satisfying one, with the usual great clues, good surfaces and crafty misdirections. We always expect a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,648 by Phi

Fri November 27, 2020 at 8:22 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi-day is here again…. … and another great puzzle from our regular Friday setter. We always look for a theme in Phi’s puzzles, and we couldn’t help thinking that 1ac/5ac might be the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 10,643 by Monk

Sat November 21, 2020 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

Where does the time go when you are not busy? Once again we have a Saturday puzzle to blog – it only seems a few weeks ago when we blogged the last one. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 10,639 by Kairos

Tue November 17, 2020 at 8:17 am by Bertandjoyce

We tend to think of Kairos as an Independent on Sunday setter, but he has appeared more recently in weekday slots, and here he is on a Tuesday – with a theme? Our … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,634 by Eccles

Wed November 11, 2020 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

We look forward to blogging on a Wednesday as we often have an Eccles puzzle. Joyce laughed as she entered the solution for 3d because it reminded her of her childhood. She used … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 10,629 by Serpent

Thu November 5, 2020 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

We were delighted to find that we have a Serpent puzzle to blog today – we knew we were in for some fun…… …..and we weren’t disappointed. We normally expect a theme in … Read more >>

Categories Independent 23 Comments

Independent 10,624 by Phi

Fri October 30, 2020 at 4:36 pmFri October 30, 2020 at 8:10 am by Bertandjoyce

Another week goes by and another Phi to solve. As we are now in a Tier 3 area, solving the latest crossword becomes even more of an event. Thanks Phi for the puzzle. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 10,615 by Knut

Tue October 20, 2020 at 9:29 amTue October 20, 2020 at 8:13 am by Bertandjoyce

We always look forward to a Tuesday Knut puzzle to find out which topical issue he is highlighting…. … but we have to say that we were surprised by the overtly political theme … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 10,613 by Serpent

Sat October 17, 2020 at 8:22 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s always a treat to solve a Serpent puzzle. No unusual words to hold us up but there was a bit of head scratching when it came to parsing. Serpent often has something … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,610 by Eccles

Wed 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

Thu 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

Fri 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

Tue 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

Wed 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

Sat 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
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