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 10,136 by Crosophile

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Well – a bit of confusion in the B&J household yesterday, as this puzzle appeared in the subscription version of the Indy app, with the Tees puzzle that was blogged yesterday by Quirister appearing on the Indy webpage. Both versions then appeared on the app.

Apologies to those who solved the Indy subscription version of the puzzle yesterday for the delay in the blog.

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Independent 10,107 by Eccles

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We had a smile on our face when we realised we had another Eccles to solve and blog.

We are hoping that we may see Eccles among other setters, bloggers and solvers at the Leicester S & B on 4th May (see Eileen’s post under ‘Announcements’ on the home page)

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Independent 10,102 by Wiglaf

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It’s a Wiglaf today. He has set Inquisitor puzzles in the past and some difficult cryptic puzzles – this was no exception!

If there are any errors or omissions we may not be able to sort things out until later as we are out walking and bird watching.

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Independent 10097 / Phi

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Thanks to Eimi for confirming on Monday that today’s puzzle is a Phi – at least some things remain constant while the technology moves on!

We like the new format of the interactive puzzles in the online Indy, but we have complained (along with Eimi and several others) that they do not now include the setter’s name – pretty crucial to cryptic addicts like us! We are told that this issue is being addressed but maybe, the more folk who comment on it, the more likely it is that it will be dealt with quickly.

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