Skip to content

Buy Me a Coffee

Fifteensquared

Never knowingly undersolved

  • Home
  • Info
    • Setters
    • Bloggers
    • FAQ
    • Links
    • About Fifteensquared
  • Blogs
    • Enigmatic Variations
    • FT
      • FT Daily Cryptic
      • FT Jumbo
      • FT News Puzzle
      • FT Sunday
    • Guardian
      • Guardian Genius
      • Guardian Quiptic
      • Quick Cryptic
    • Independent
    • Inquisitor
    • Listener
    • Observer
      • Everyman
      • Azed
      • Gemelo
    • Private Eye/Cyclops
  • Share your thoughts
    • Site Feedback
    • General Discussion
  • Policies
    • Site Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookies
  • Newbie Corner

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 8470 / Phi

March 30, 2018 at 12:16 pmDecember 6, 2013 at 7:35 am by Bertandjoyce

Another Phi-day or Friday and another puzzle with no complaints, as far as we are concerned, apart from 12d. There were a few obscure words in the completed grid which left us wondering! … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent Saturday Prize Puzzle 8459 / Bannsider – 23 November 2013

November 30, 2013 at 8:55 amNovember 30, 2013 at 7:02 am by Bertandjoyce

As soon as we saw it was Bannsider today, we knew we were in for a tricky challenge – and we were right! The theme was fairly obvious (and predictable!) from the first … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 8461 / Donk

November 26, 2013 at 5:05 pmNovember 26, 2013 at 7:56 am by Bertandjoyce

Christmas has come early in the Bertandjoyce household today – a Donk puzzle to blog at last! His first puzzle appeared on Saturday Oct 20th 2012 and since then we’ve had another 3 … Read more >>

Categories Independent 18 Comments

Independent 8456 / Dac

November 20, 2013 at 7:14 am by Bertandjoyce

Another excellently crafted puzzle from Dac today. As usual, the surface readings are all good.   We’d never come across the solution to 6d before – the author is not one of our … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 8451 / Nimrod

November 14, 2013 at 2:00 pmNovember 14, 2013 at 8:20 am by Bertandjoyce

There’s always a sense of expectation and trepidation when it comes round to blogging on Thursdays – at least for us that is! When we saw that it was Nimrod we knew that … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 8446 / Phi

March 23, 2018 at 12:05 pmNovember 8, 2013 at 7:21 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phiday again! We always look forward to blogging Phi’s Friday offerings, but unfortunately we didn’t enjoy this one as much as we had hoped. We can’t quite put a finger on the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 8437 / Raich

October 29, 2013 at 7:34 am by Bertandjoyce

Our first thoughts when we saw the grid were not that favourable! The fact that each corner was somewhat isolated from the others is not something that we particularly like and also there … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent Saturday Prize 8428 19/10/13 Nestor

October 26, 2013 at 7:00 am by Bertandjoyce

We found this puzzle difficult to get into. We filled in about half of the grid one evening and then picked it up afresh the next morning and were surprised at how many … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 8432 / Dac

October 23, 2013 at 7:07 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s really difficult to know what to say in the preamble for Dac’s puzzles. They always have smooth surfaces and well-constructed clues but there is rarely anything ‘out of the ordinary’ that demands … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Independent 8427 / Punk

October 17, 2013 at 1:26 pmOctober 17, 2013 at 7:42 am by Bertandjoyce

Thanks Punk, this was fun! There were fewer clues to solve than usual but there were some long answers that took a bit of head scratching to sort out. (Thanks and apologies to the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 8422 / Tees

October 11, 2013 at 1:39 pmOctober 11, 2013 at 7:41 am by Bertandjoyce

For anyone surprised to find a Tees puzzle on a Phiday, please have a look at yesterday’s blog. Posa turns out to be Phi in disguise!! This was an enjoyable solve, with several … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments

Independent 8408 / Crosophile

September 25, 2013 at 6:04 am by Bertandjoyce

We found this a tricky solve. However, having completed it (without electronic assistance), we realised that most of the clues were perfectly fair – it was just that some of the definitions were … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent Saturday Prize Puzzle 8399 – Scorpion 14/09/13

September 21, 2013 at 1:00 am by Bertandjoyce

An interesting themed puzzle from Scorpion, our only quibble being that the four 3-letter gateway clues were perhaps a little too easy? However, having solved them very quickly (and having checked that our … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 8403 / Nestor

September 19, 2013 at 3:24 pmSeptember 19, 2013 at 6:00 am by Bertandjoyce

As it is a Thursday, we were expecting a challenge. However, we found this to be less tricky than your average Thursday indy puzzle. We did need to resort to an electronic search … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8398 / Phi

February 2, 2018 at 1:21 pmSeptember 13, 2013 at 7:30 am by Bertandjoyce

We always look forward to our Friday solve and blog! Our first one in was 9ac and it really brought a smile to our faces. We thought there may be a nina when … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page52 Page53 Page54 … Page60 Next →

Announcements

3D Crossword Calendar – 2026

Today’s Cryptics

Daily
Financial Times
Guardian
Independent
Sunday
Azed
Everyman
Gemelo

Recent Posts

  • Guardian Quiptic 1,356 by Anto
  • Gemelo No. 14 – plain
  • Everyman 4,125/9 November
  • Independent on Sunday 1864 Filbert
  • Independent 12,201 by Umpire
  • Guardian Quick Cryptic 85 by Chandler
  • Guardian Prize crossword No 29,847 by Vlad
  • Independent 12,200 / Phi
  • Listener No 4891 Going Round in 3s by Samson
  • Guardian 29,852 – Paul
  • Financial Times 18,213 by STEERPIKE
  • 3D Crossword Calendar – 2026
  • Guardian Cryptic 29851 Serenos
  • Independent 12199 / Bluejacket
  • Financial Times 18,212 by GURNEY
  • Enigmatic Variations No. 1719: Inspired by Skylark
  • Independent 12,198 by Eccles
  • Financial Times 18,211 by MONK
  • Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,850 by Imogen
  • Inquisitor 1932: Linked by Chalicea
  • Financial Times 18210 Moo
  • Guardian 29,849 / Philistine
  • Independent 12,197 by Mog
  • Spectator 2726: Two against one by La Jerezana
  • Change to comment layout

Categories

Site Search

Calendar

November 2025
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
« Oct    

Archives

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
© 2025 Fifteensquared • Built with GeneratePress