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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 9283 / Phi

July 15, 2016 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Another Phi-day challenge today.   As usual, all good fun, not too tricky, but definitely not a write-in either. We’re sure there is a theme in there somewhere, but we haven’t been able … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 9274 / Crosophile

July 5, 2016 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

It seems a while since we last blogged a Crosophile and we always enjoy his puzzles as there’s invariably something going on in the grid. In this case, there’s a nina round three … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Guardian Genius 156 / Pasquale

July 3, 2016 at 9:45 pmJuly 3, 2016 at 12:30 am by Bertandjoyce

The Instructions: Eleven clues are identically deficient in their cryptic component, reflecting the passing of the solution to one of them. We seem to have another gremlin in this month’s Genius. We printed … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Genius 9 Comments

Independent 9269 / Dac

June 29, 2016 at 7:50 am by Bertandjoyce

Another well-crafted puzzle from Dac today. We’d never come across 4ac before but once we had a few crossing letters it fell into place. Across 1   Thinking comic has forgotten introduction (6) MUSING … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 9266 / Tees

June 25, 2016 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

We found this a fairly straightforward Saturday challenge from Tees, but we’re too depressed by yesterday’s result to say any more. We did like the definition at 20 across however. Across 8   … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9264 / Hob

June 23, 2016 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

Well, EU Referendum Day, and the Indy goes for a themed puzzle from Hob – based on…..cricket!   However, it is the 100th anniversary of the birth of one the most iconic English … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 9259 / Phi

June 17, 2016 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi-day again and another enjoyable puzzle to end the week. We found one or two clues slightly more ‘clunky’ than we have come to expect from Phi, but that didn’t unduly spoil the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9250 / Scorpion

June 7, 2016 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

A novel theme to today’s puzzle from Scorpion – one with which we are all probably familiar without really knowing why. What is it about 17ac that makes it a measure for the size … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 9245 / Dac

June 1, 2016 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

What can we say? Another excellent Dac, which for some reason we found slightly tougher than normal. As usual, excellent surfaces, with an ingenious definition at 1d. We were delighted that our favourite … Read more >>

Categories Independent 2 Comments

Independent 9240 / Knut

May 26, 2016 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

We’re back in the UK after three weeks away with very limited internet access, and Knut provided us with a lovely challenge for our return. Thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 9221 Dac

May 4, 2016 at 7:52 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Wednesday and we are pleased that we have a classic Dac to solve and blog. We hope he is continuing to make a good recovery.   There are a number of French … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 9216 / Math

April 28, 2016 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

This is the first Math puzzle in the Indy for more than three years, and the first one that we have ever blogged. We’re sorry to say that, during the solve, we didn’t … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 9211 / Monk

April 22, 2016 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

We expected a Phi puzzle today but were more than happy to see a different name  – the last time we blogged a Monk puzzle was back in October. There were a few … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9206 / Nimrod

April 16, 2016 at 8:49 am by Bertandjoyce

When it comes to blogging there are certain setters that you know are going to cause you problems even before you’ve started solving the puzzle. Joyce was therefore very relieved when Bert offered … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9202 / Radian

April 12, 2016 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s been almost six months since we last blogged a Radian puzzle – and this was worth waiting for. We found there were one or two rather unusual words to cause some head-scratching, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments
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