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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 9801 / Serpent

March 13, 2018 at 7:49 am by Bertandjoyce

Once again, we have to apologise to Serpent for another Bertandjoyce blog. We are certainly not complaining – hopefully Serpent won’t either.     Our LOI was CARGO CULT which we had not … Read more >>

Categories Independent 22 Comments

Independent 9796 / Eccles

March 7, 2018 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

By some freak circumstance, we’ve had the pleasure of blogging Eccles’ last three puzzles. This one was up there with the others – all good fun – we particularly liked 26ac.   Hoskins’ puzzle … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 9791 / Serpent

March 1, 2018 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

Great fun from Serpent today who had us wrapped up in his devious coils quite a few times during the solve. We blogged three Serpent puzzles in a row in December and January … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 9786 / Phi

February 23, 2018 at 8:43 amFebruary 23, 2018 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi day again! As usual, we enjoyed this Phi offering – in the middle of the range of difficulty we have come to expect from our Friday setter. There was only one word we … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9777 / Crosophile

February 13, 2018 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

A great work-out from Crosophile today.       It was only when we wrote up the blog that we realised there is a theme here (although we do expect one in a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9775 / Dutch

February 11, 2018 at 10:07 pmFebruary 10, 2018 at 8:09 am by Bertandjoyce

This is Dutch’s 5th Indy puzzle and the first we’ve had the pleasure of blogging.   We found this perhaps slightly easier than we expected for a Saturday puzzle, but a very enjoyable … Read more >>

Categories Independent 22 Comments

Independent 9772 / Eccles

February 7, 2018 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

We had the pleasure of blogging Eccles’ most recent Indy puzzle last month, and here he is again!   All good fun – nothing too tricky, lovely surfaces, and some ingenious definitions. Our … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9767 / Scorpion

February 1, 2018 at 8:12 am by Bertandjoyce

We haven’t seen Scorpion in the Indy since last October – this was a welcome return.   Scorpion has kept up his reputation for enjoyable but tricky themed puzzles with 11 (or possibly … Read more >>

Categories Independent 17 Comments

Independent 9762 / Phi

January 26, 2018 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

Another end to the week and another Phi to solve. However, we still have some of this week’s Indy puzzles yet to solve as the Inquisitor crossword in the i newspaper last Saturday … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 9753 / Hob

January 16, 2018 at 7:59 am by Bertandjoyce

A  tour de force offering from Hob today which really had our brain cells in overdrive.   A number of the clues had really good surfaces – 3d deserves a mention but 27 … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 9748 / Eccles

January 10, 2018 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

A fun mid-week work-out with Eccles this week.   There seems to be a lot of dumping going on here, although we don’t really think this is a theme as such – is … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 9745 / Serpent

January 6, 2018 at 8:25 amJanuary 6, 2018 at 7:45 am by Bertandjoyce

Another pleasing puzzle today from Old Snake Hips (as Hoskins calls Serpent). We’ve blogged the last two Serpent offerings so he may be getting a bit fed up with us. However, we are … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 9743 / Tees

January 4, 2018 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

A really good challenge from Tees today.   All very sound clues – we particularly liked 17ac and 29ac for their neat surfaces. Across 9   21’s 23 for 14 animal’s resting-place? (3,6) … Read more >>

Categories Independent 17 Comments

Guardian Genius no. 174 / Soup – December 2017

December 31, 2017 at 12:01 am by Bertandjoyce

The Instructions: In each clue the wordplay indicates an extra letter, not required for its solution. These extras letters in clue order spell out an instruction as to how a number of solutions … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Genius 32 Comments

Independent 9738 / Phi

December 29, 2017 at 8:43 amDecember 29, 2017 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi’s back to Phiday this week!         At first sight, we couldn’t find a theme or nina, but then Joyce noticed that Phi’s challenge in this puzzle was to mirror … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments
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