Bertandjoyce

We always anticipate a good challenge on a Thursday, but this was a little easier than we expected, although there quite a few head-scratching moments. 26d was our LOI – having never heard … Read more >>

Firstly, many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for us while we have been away. It’s Friday so it was no surprise when we saw it was Phi! Thankfully we didn’t find it … Read more >>

Well, we were ready for a Thursday toughie, and then we found it was an Anax today – always a good challenge! 1 across had us really worried – not a good start! … Read more >>

We cannot believe that four weeks have passed by and we are blogging a Phi puzzle again. Not that we are complaining …… We enjoyed the solve and think we have everything sorted … Read more >>

Regular solvers may remember Donk’s last puzzle, which we were very lucky to blog on January 9th –  a real tour de force. In our opinion it would be very difficult to beat … Read more >>

Another Wednesday, another Dac and we’re not complaining. As RatkojaRiku said in the blog last week, it is always very difficult to pick a favourite with Dac’s puzzles. Last time we blogged a … Read more >>

This was an enjoyable solve – thanks Monk! As usual, there were some lovely surfaces and a few tricky ones to parse including 17ac, if we have sorted it out correctly. Strangely, there … Read more >>

Well, this one took a bit of head-scratching in places, but we suppose we should expect that of a Thursday Indy puzzle. However, there were several unusual or unfamiliar words, and we needed … Read more >>

Another Friday, another Phiday! We’re not complaining – there were a number of smiles as we solved this one. We cannot see any theme or nina but you never know with Phi. Perhaps … Read more >>

We were pretty sure that we had not blogged Kairos before. On checking. we found there have been 10 other puzzles from him in the Indy but 9 of them were in the … Read more >>

Once again, as we have come to expect on a Wednesday, an excellently constructed puzzle from Dac with the usual smooth surfaces. We solved this with a friend (‘Joyce II’) – and we … Read more >>

Wow! It took a second or two for us to realise that the repletion of the pairs of across clues was not a ghastly printing error, but an amazing feat of setting – … Read more >>

We found this a little easier than we have come to expect from Klingsor, but it was a great work-out all the same. Given the hectic activities at this time of year, a … Read more >>

Our first blog of the New Year and another lovely offering from Phi – the first of many in 2014 we hope! Joyce’s favourite clue is 4d for its briefness! When it came … Read more >>

The last crossword before Christmas Day so perhaps not too surprisingly, three of the clues refer to ‘seasonal songs’! The three thematic entries are however a rather intriguing selection. There are also (possibly unintended?) … Read more >>