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 10,007 by Wire

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We were out of the country and without internet access when Wire’s first puzzle was published. When we eventually were able to solve it, we completely missed the theme and it was rather late in the day to welcome Wire to the Indy. We are glad then to have his second puzzle to solve – hopefully Mrs Wire had no complaints this time!

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