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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 8015 / Phi

June 22, 2012 at 6:15 am by Bertandjoyce

We don’t think there has been a Phi puzzle that we haven’t liked. There are often themes, some of which we have missed when we have been blogging so we looked long and … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 8006 / Scorpion

June 12, 2012 at 8:09 am by Bertandjoyce

Another themed offering from Scorpion today. We had difficulty on the first run-through of the clues and it wasn’t until we solved a couple of the themed entries that we managed to solve … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 7999 / Raich

June 4, 2012 at 10:14 pmJune 4, 2012 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

This is our first Monday blog. Our first surprise was that the grid seemed to have a lack of crossing letters connecting the 4 corners. As we completed the grid we could see … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Independent 7996 / Nimrod

May 31, 2012 at 1:51 pmMay 31, 2012 at 7:55 am by Bertandjoyce

When we saw that it was Nimrod we knew we were in for a challenge. We particularly enjoy his Inquisitor puzzles which demand even more head-scratching than his daily offerings but all his … Read more >>

Categories Independent 21 Comments

Independent 7991 / Phi

May 26, 2012 at 7:26 amMay 25, 2012 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

It’s Phi-day so we are happy!   We sometimes find musical references within clues somewhat difficult but all of the answers here seemed fine. We don’t think there is a link between them … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 7980 (Saturday Prize Crossword (12/05/12)

May 19, 2012 at 5:02 pmMay 19, 2012 at 7:30 am by Bertandjoyce

An excellent and thoroughly enjoyable themed puzzle from Radian, with some crafty misdirection in the use of the word ‘coinage’ and some thematic references in the wordplay to several clues even when they … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 7982 / Glueball

May 15, 2012 at 12:37 pmMay 15, 2012 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

A new compiler or someone in disguise? So many of the clues were related that it was difficult to know where to start. For the first five minutes – nothing! It wasn’t until … Read more >>

Categories Independent 29 Comments

Independent 7977 / Dac

May 9, 2012 at 8:15 am by Bertandjoyce

Excellent surface readings as usual in this enjoyable puzzle from Dac. As avid filmgoers, we thought 15d read extremely well (even though we are not fans of the Rocky films!) as there really … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 7972 / Morph

May 31, 2012 at 4:35 pmMay 3, 2012 at 8:08 am by Bertandjoyce

A good Thursday work-out from Morph with some topical references, excellent surface readings and great attention to detail (see 5d). 23a and 25a are new to us but they were readily solvable from … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 7967 / Phi

April 27, 2012 at 8:14 am by Bertandjoyce

We were pleased to see that it was Phi again in his regular Friday slot. As usual, smooth surface readings and some tricky misdirections, especially in 8a and 25a. A really enjoyable puzzle … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 7958 / Scorpion

April 17, 2012 at 3:38 pmApril 17, 2012 at 8:24 am by Bertandjoyce

A bit of a mixed bag today we feel from Scorpion. We deduced the theme fairly early on and thought that we would have to resort to the internet to work out some … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 7,950 / Morph (Saturday Prize Crossword 7/04/12)

April 14, 2012 at 9:47 amApril 14, 2012 at 8:30 am by Bertandjoyce

Someone once asked us if being a blogger took the pleasure out of completing the puzzles. Our answer was a resounding …. “No!” Today was definitely one of the occasions when our faces … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 7953 / Dac

April 11, 2012 at 8:30 am by Bertandjoyce

An enjoyable but not spectacular puzzle from Dac. As usual the clues were well composed with some clever use of adjectives, nouns and verbs changing usage which some people may not like…. but … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 7948 / Nimrod

April 5, 2012 at 8:12 am by Bertandjoyce

Nimrod never fails to impress us. His latest Inquisitor took us a while to finish but provided much enjoyable head-scratching until the puzzle eventually fell into place. We wondered what we would have … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 7943 / Phi

March 30, 2012 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

We were pleased to have another Phi to blog but for some reason this wasn’t as much fun as some of his more recent ones. There’s nothing to complain about, all the clues … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments
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