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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 8733 – Phi

February 1, 2019 at 8:59 amOctober 10, 2014 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

There’s been a certain amount of movement between the setters just recently but we were pleased to see Phi back in his normal slot for our blog this week.   We weren’t sure … Read more >>

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Independent 8724 / Radian

September 30, 2014 at 7:44 am by Bertandjoyce

We found it difficult to get started on the puzzle; it wasn’t until Joyce did her usual trick when she is stuck of looking at some of the last down clues that we … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8714 / Hieroglyph

September 18, 2014 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

We haven’t had a puzzle with an unhidden theme for a while so today’s Hieroglyph was very welcome. We remember the thematic TV Series at 16ac from the 1960s, although it was not … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 8709 / Klingsor

September 12, 2014 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

When we saw that it was Klingsor we expected some tricky clues and  were not disappointed. There were even a few that we had to ponder over again when we came to write … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent Prize Puzzle 8698 / eXternal – 30/08/14

September 9, 2014 at 9:59 pmSeptember 6, 2014 at 12:24 am by Bertandjoyce

Our comment on the last puzzle by eXternal contained the following: “Good puzzle – a few head-scratching moments, a few smiles and a few new definitions – just the way to start the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 8700 / Phi

December 28, 2018 at 9:16 amSeptember 2, 2014 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi on a Tuesday? Is there something special coming on Phiday?     This was an enjoyable solve, as usual, with only a couple of checks required – we’d not come across the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 8695 / Quixote

August 27, 2014 at 7:57 am by Bertandjoyce

The Don takes over Dac’s end of the month Wednesday slot, with a relatively straightforward puzzle. One or two synonyms seemed a little tenuous to us, but they didn’t hold up progress too … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 8690 / Anax

August 21, 2014 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

Well…. another Thursday toughie from Anax.     As is often the way with Anax, there were several unusual meanings of words that were otherwise familiar, along with several words we’d not come … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 8685 / Phi

December 7, 2018 at 12:39 pmAugust 15, 2014 at 7:45 am by Bertandjoyce

Thanks Phi for our usual Phi-day phun!     The enumeration helped enormously for 1/4/7/13/18. Mind you, whenever we see TAR in a crossword we always think of SAILOR – so that helped … Read more >>

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Independent 8676 – Hieroglyph

August 5, 2014 at 8:02 am by Bertandjoyce

We found this an enjoyable thematic puzzle and have to congratulate Hieroglyph on managing to get six thematic entries (which occupied twelve of the 29 answers) into the grid without having to resort … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Saturday Prize Puzzle 8668 / Nimrod – 26/07/14

August 2, 2014 at 1:00 am by Bertandjoyce

Wow!! Where to start? Nimrod threw everything at us in this puzzle – thematic entries, linked clues, some rather tenuous synonyms and some original and inventive wordplay. It was an extraordinary choice for … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 8671 / Quixote

July 30, 2014 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

So, it’s the Don filling Dac’s last Wednesday of the month slot this time. We found this trickier than the average Quixote, with several head-scratching moments, particularly over the parsing of 1d. However, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 8666 / Anax

July 28, 2014 at 10:18 amJuly 24, 2014 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

We should have looked more closely at the number of the puzzle before we started –  the last three digits would have warned us of how ‘beastly’ this crossword was to solve (and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 28 Comments

Independent 8661 / Tees

July 18, 2014 at 10:09 amJuly 18, 2014 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

Well what a ‘tease’ we have had this week. We wondered what was going on when Phi disappeared from his normal Phiday slot and appeared on TEESday instead – sorry TUESday!! There is … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 8652 / Scorpion

July 8, 2014 at 8:19 amJuly 8, 2014 at 7:38 am by Bertandjoyce

Thanks to Scorpion for an an enjoyable solve today!   When we saw that it was Scorpion we were on the lookout for a theme but we still missed it until we guessed … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments
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