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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 9921 / Alchemi

Tue July 31, 2018 at 8:38 amTue July 31, 2018 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s well over a year since we last blogged an Alchemi, and we were looking forward to this one.   Unfortunately, we found it to be a bit of a disappointment. It was … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 9916 / Dac

Wed July 25, 2018 at 7:56 am by Bertandjoyce

This is the third Dac in a row that we’ve had the pleasure of blogging.   As usual, lovely surfaces and clear wordplay. We had to check a few items for background information, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 3 Comments

Independent 9911 / Hoskins

Thu July 19, 2018 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

Having missed blogging the most recent weekday Hoskins while we were walking Hadrian’s Wall last month, we’ve hit lucky today!   Another fun puzzle from Harry with a few trademark sex, drugs and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 9906 / Phi

Fri July 13, 2018 at 7:06 am by Bertandjoyce

We are currently on holiday  – if there are any errors, omissions or anything else that needs a reply we are afraid that we may not be able to deal with it until … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9897 / Raich

Tue July 3, 2018 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s well over a year since we last blogged a Raich, so we really looked forward to this opportunity, especially knowing that, being a Tuesday, it was likely to be a themed puzzle. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Guardian Genius 180 / Boatman

Mon July 2, 2018 at 11:27 amMon July 2, 2018 at 12:01 am by Bertandjoyce

Preamble: Each clue or solution involves a word in common. To reach the defined solution to be entered in the grid, in some cases it must be added to the wordplay; in others … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Genius 8 Comments

Independent 9895 / Morph

Sat June 30, 2018 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

We always look forward to Morph’s puzzles, so we were delighted to encounter him today.   Lots of ingenious devices get to keep us on our toes. Being a Morph, we expected a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 9892 / Dac

Wed June 27, 2018 at 8:00 am by Bertandjoyce

Many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us last week. We missed blogging Harry’s offering, but were glad we didn’t have to. Internet access was dodgy and we had very little time … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 9882 / Phi

Fri June 15, 2018 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi-day again and another well-crafted puzzle from our regular setter.   We have failed to spot Phi’s themes over the past few weeks (well, they have been a trifle obscure), but we were … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9873 / Hob

Tue June 5, 2018 at 8:10 am by Bertandjoyce

We were surprised to find that it was only 2 months ago that we last blogged a Hob puzzle. As usual an enjoyable solve although we found this one a little easier than … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 9868 / Dac

Wed May 30, 2018 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

The last time we had the pleasure of blogging a Dac puzzle was last July so we were very pleased to see his name above the puzzle this week.   As expected, an … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9865 Serpent

Sat May 26, 2018 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

This was a good Saturday challenge from the slithery one.   We found most of the clues rather easier than we would have expected from Serpent, but there were a few that had … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9863 / Hoskins

Thu May 24, 2018 at 11:40 amThu May 24, 2018 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

Another great puzzle from Harry to brighten up our day!   How does he keep coming up with these great clues while maintaining the sex and drugs references for which he is renowned, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 9858 / Phi

Fri May 18, 2018 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

Another Phi-day comes round and yet another classic Phi puzzle.   As we have now come to expect, we can’t help feeling that there is something going on here, but we can’t find … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9849 by Radian

Tue May 8, 2018 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s been six months since we last had the pleasure of blogging a Radian puzzle, and it was worth the wait.   We were quite well into the puzzle before we tumbled to … Read more >>

Categories Independent 22 Comments
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