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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 10,433 by Dalibor

Sat March 21, 2020 at 10:58 pmSat March 21, 2020 at 8:10 am by Bertandjoyce

Amazingly, this is our 500th blog on 225!    It’s Dalibor today and we knew we were in for a bit of a challenge. This was an enjoyable Saturday work-out, including some new … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 10,432 by Phi

Fri March 20, 2020 at 7:59 am by Bertandjoyce

In these very strange, surreal times it is reassuring to find Phi appearing on Phiday. No real problems today although the Biblical character in 19D was solved by the wordplay before we realised … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,423 by Radian

Tue March 10, 2020 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

Amazingly it’s almost two years since we last blogged a Radian puzzle, so we really looked forward to an interesting challenge today. There certainly were some challenging clues, but also some straightforward ones … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 10,418 by Eccles

Wed March 4, 2020 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Wednesday and it’s Eccles again – we’re in for some fun! We found this a little easier than we expected it to be, but that’s not to say we didn’t enjoy it. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 10,413 by Serpent

Thu February 27, 2020 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

Serpent gets the old grey matter stirring today. We always expect a bit of a challenge with Serpent’s puzzles and this was no exception, although we didn’t find it quite as tricky as … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,408 by Phi

Fri February 21, 2020 at 3:39 pmFri February 21, 2020 at 7:51 am by Bertandjoyce

Another week, another Friday, another Phi. A pleasant way to end the week. We had to check a couple of definitions – TAIKO and LABIALISM but we managed to sort things out using … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 10,403 by Tees

Sat February 15, 2020 at 8:11 am by Bertandjoyce

Tees teases us today….. …. but we’re afraid we didn’t really enjoy solving this puzzle – it didn’t raise any smiles and seemed to be a mixture of some very straightforward clues and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 10,399 by Filbert

Tue February 11, 2020 at 8:16 am by Bertandjoyce

We only seem to come across Filbert once a month, and we have only blogged one of his previous puzzles – but from past experience, we knew we were in for a bit … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 10,394 by Eccles

Wed February 5, 2020 at 8:11 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Eccles again in the Wednesday slot – we’re in for some fun. As we have come to expect, this was an enjoyable solve with some great surfaces and several laugh-out-loud moments – … Read more >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent 10,389 by Serpent

Fri January 31, 2020 at 10:19 pmThu January 30, 2020 at 8:17 am by Bertandjoyce

We realised that we were in for a bumpy ride when we saw that today’s puzzle is a Serpent In the event, we found this to be less challenging than we had expected, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 10,384 by Phi

Fri January 24, 2020 at 9:24 amFri January 24, 2020 at 8:10 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi is back to his usual day this week after a brief excursion to the weekend last Saturday The first thing we noticed about the puzzle was the large square in the middle, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 10,375 by Knut

Tue January 14, 2020 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Tuesday – theme day – and a Knut to blog – what more could we ask for? Answer – nothing! A really enjoyable solve with a theme that revealed itself gently as … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 10,373 by Klingsor

Sat January 11, 2020 at 12:17 pmSat January 11, 2020 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

An enjoyable Saturday solve from Klingsor today. The SE corner held us up for a bit but once we had solved the clues, we wondered why we’d had a problem. Our favourite clue … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 10,370 by Tees

Wed January 8, 2020 at 7:56 am by Bertandjoyce

A TEES puzzle today to tease our senses. There were three idioms within the final grid today, two of which contained long anagrams which we enjoyed ‘teesing’ out. We had to check one … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Guardian Genius 198 by Picaroon

Sun January 5, 2020 at 12:01 am by Bertandjoyce

Instructions Crossing solutions to the clues clash in eight of the squares. The correct letters to enter in the puzzle spell out, in grid order top to bottom, a name connected with the … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Genius 9 Comments
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