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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 10,605 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

Independent 10,581 by Serpent

Thu 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

Fri 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

Tue August 25, 2020 at 9:36 amTue August 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

Wed 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

Thu 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

Sat August 8, 2020 at 10:57 amSat August 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

Fri August 7, 2020 at 1:01 pmFri August 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

Wed July 29, 2020 at 2:52 pmTue July 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

Wed 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

Independent 10,533 by Phi

Thu July 16, 2020 at 7:52 am by Bertandjoyce

Have we overslept by 24 hours? Phi on a Thursday? It’s been a strange week for us, with a hospital visit, a visit to the hairdresser for both of us and the first … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments
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