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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 9581 / Dac

June 28, 2017 at 7:01 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s great to see Dac back this Wednesday – all the usual smooth surfaces and straightforward clueing.   Are we showing our age (and Dac’s!) with 6d and 24ac? We don’t think that … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9576 / Klingsor

June 22, 2017 at 7:00 am by Bertandjoyce

A great Thursday challenge from Klingsor this week that we really enjoyed.   The NE corner went in fairly quickly and as soon as 10 across was solved we both thought – pangram? … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 9571 / Phi

June 16, 2017 at 6:00 am by Bertandjoyce

Another week, another Friday, another offering from Phi.   We found this fairly straightforward apart from having to check 8 and 9 down. Joyce had vaguely heard of 8d and we both guessed … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 9566 / Tyrus

June 10, 2017 at 8:17 am by Bertandjoyce

We thought this was a bit of a toughie today from Tyrus   The gateway clue at 16ac eluded us for some time, and even with some crossing letters we had to check … Read more >>

Categories Independent 18 Comments

Independent 9562 / Crosophile

June 6, 2017 at 9:49 pmJune 6, 2017 at 7:56 am by Bertandjoyce

We really enjoyed this Crosophile offering today.   The theme became apparent early on, although at first we thought it was based on 1d-ic drinks until we realised that there are a lot … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 9557 / Silvanus

May 31, 2017 at 7:55 am by Bertandjoyce

Silvanus taskes over the mid-week slot today – this is his third Indy puzzle and the first for us to blog.   We found it as enjoyable as the previous two offerings – … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 9552 / Tees

May 25, 2017 at 7:53 am by Bertandjoyce

A fairly straightforward puzzle from Tees today – is Thursday no longer the ‘toughie’ day in the Indy?   We didn’t notice it when solving, but we realised when writing up the blog … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9547 / Phi

May 19, 2017 at 7:32 pmMay 19, 2017 at 8:33 am by Bertandjoyce

Another Phi-day and another Phi, although we have to say that this didn’t feel like a ‘normal’ Phi although we cannot identify quite why.   We were somewhat puzzled by the wordplay in … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9538 / Hoskins

May 9, 2017 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

A fun puzzle from Hoskins today – mostly fairly straightforward, but with a few that got us thinking.   We only realised that there was more to the puzzle when we had moreorless … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Quiptic 912 by Anto

May 8, 2017 at 9:31 am by Bertandjoyce

We’re standing in for Pierre today and this is the first Quiptic we’ve blogged. Joyce often tackles the Quiptic if she is eating lunch on her own, so it isn’t the first Quiptic that we have solved!

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Categories Guardian Quiptic 27 Comments

Independent 9536 / Serpent

May 7, 2017 at 9:29 amMay 6, 2017 at 7:59 am by Bertandjoyce

This is our first blog of a Serpent puzzle. Although he has been around setting daily cryptics for the Independent for a while, we remember him more for the excellent Inquisitor puzzles that … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 9533 / Crosophile

May 3, 2017 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

Crosophile stands in for Dac this week.       It was only when we were compiling the blog that we realised that there is a theme here – given away (perhaps unnecessarily?) … Read more >>

Categories Independent 22 Comments

Independent 9528 / Tees

April 27, 2017 at 7:54 am by Bertandjoyce

A good challenge from Tees today, although there were one or two clues that we struggled with and some new words to check out. We had come across the Gods in 10ac before … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 9523 / Phi

April 21, 2017 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Friday and as expected we have a Phi to solve and blog – no complaints here.   Phi has apparently decided to set himself challenges other than the inclusion of  themes or … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9514 / Vigo

April 11, 2017 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

A fairly straightforward puzzle from Vigo today. Nothing too taxing, but none the worse for that.   All the clues were fair, with no particularly unusual words, making for a very enjoyable solve. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments
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