Bertandjoyce

We hadn’t realised until we checked that it is over a year since we blogged a Raich puzzle. This was good fun and when we started finding double and then treble instances of … Read more >>

Rorschach’s first puzzle was published in the Indy just over a year ago on July 5th and since then there have only been four others. Some of his offerings have been devilish to … Read more >>

We invariably approach the Thursday Indy crossword with some trepidation, given its reputation for being the trickiest of the week. However, we found today’s offering from Nestor less challenging than some, but it … Read more >>

We were expecting a tricky solve for the Prize Puzzle when we saw that it was Monk. We’ve been blogging for well over a year now but this is only the second Monk … Read more >>

We sat for quite some while before we managed to solve the first clue, which happened to be 8d. We were becoming increasingly worried that we were never going to be able to … Read more >>

We enjoyed this themed puzzle from Scorpion today.     We didn’t find it too difficult but that may have been because we solved the gateway clue and 11 ac very quickly. It … Read more >>

A bit of head-scratching today and not a nit in sight! There are still a few where we have the odd itch, but – we may be missing something. We hope that someone … Read more >>

It’s Thursday so we expected a tricky solve……. There was some really good clueing which was not surprising, given that the setter was Nestor. However we were and still are, completely stumped by … Read more >>

How time flies! It’s Phi-day again already. The grid will suit those solvers who like lots of checking letters. However, despite all of these we still had a bit of difficulty with a … Read more >>

It seems a while since we last blogged a Saturday Prize puzzle. We were away last month and mc_rapper67 kindly stepped in for us. Many thanks to him! We thought this was a tricky … Read more >>

We struggled a bit more than expected with this one. We solved this independently for a change and found that we each struggled with the same clues in the SE corner although all … Read more >>

As expected a delightful puzzle from Dac. We always appreciate the smooth surfaces or stories behind Dac’s clues. Our favourite today is 26ac. Or could it be 29ac? Or maybe 9ac? On the … Read more >>

As we have come to expect from a Thursday puzzle, parts of this were quite tricky. However, when the pennies finally dropped for some of the more difficult clues, we weren’t always that … Read more >>

After a few weeks of completing Phi’s puzzles and then wondering whether there was a hidden theme (and sometimes there was and sometimes there wasn’t), an openly themed puzzle this week. We don’t … Read more >>