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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 8589 / Phi

Fri August 17, 2018 at 11:57 amFri April 25, 2014 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

Another Friday, another Phi! So that’s all good then!   We thought that this was a ‘hoot’ of a puzzle. Apart from a ‘little’ problem we finished it fairly quickly and a few … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent Saturday Prize Puzzle 8578 / Anax – 12th April 2014

Sat April 19, 2014 at 8:00 am by Bertandjoyce

We always look forward to solving and blogging an Anax, so it was with great anticipation that we sat down to tackle this one. Unfortunately, however, we felt it didn’t quite live up … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8580 / Punk

Tue April 15, 2014 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s a while since we last blogged a Punk puzzle. We tend to prefer hidden themes rather than the overtly themed puzzle but there was still lots to enjoy. At one point we … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments

Independent 8575 / Dac

Wed April 9, 2014 at 3:07 pmWed April 9, 2014 at 8:01 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s always a pleasure to blog a puzzle by Dac. The most difficult part however, is knowing what to say in the preamble! Perhaps we’ll just leave it at that apart from adding … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent 8570 / Nestor

Thu April 3, 2014 at 5:16 pmThu April 3, 2014 at 8:02 am by 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 >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8565 / Phi

Fri July 13, 2018 at 9:25 amFri March 28, 2014 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 18 Comments

Independent 8546 / Anax

Thu March 6, 2014 at 1:12 pmThu March 6, 2014 at 8:01 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent 8541 – Phi

Fri April 20, 2018 at 9:53 amFri February 28, 2014 at 7:42 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 8532 / Donk

Tue February 18, 2014 at 8:10 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 8527 / Dac

Wed February 12, 2014 at 7:46 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Independent Saturday Prize Puzzle 8518 – Monk – 1st Feb 2014

Sat February 8, 2014 at 12:11 pmSat February 8, 2014 at 12:10 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8522 – Nestor

Thu February 6, 2014 at 12:55 pmThu February 6, 2014 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 8517 / Phi

Fri June 15, 2018 at 8:58 amFri January 31, 2014 at 7:57 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8508 / Kairos

Tue January 21, 2014 at 7:57 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent 8503 / Dac

Wed January 15, 2014 at 7:55 am by Bertandjoyce

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 >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments
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