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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 7,920 by Nestor (Saturday Prize Puzzle 03/03/12)

March 10, 2012 at 9:44 am by Bertandjoyce

It took a little while to get started on this one. The first one to go in was 26d and the last one was 16a. We were half expecting a NINA with the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 7924 / Klingsor

March 8, 2012 at 10:14 amMarch 8, 2012 at 9:29 am by Bertandjoyce

Our first Thursday blog! We’re new to blogging and were somewhat apprehensive given the reputation of Thursday puzzles. Recent Indy puzzles have generated quite a bit of activity – almost as much as … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 7919 / Phi

March 2, 2012 at 9:17 am by Bertandjoyce

The usual good clueing that you come to expect from Phi. One of us struggled with the anagram for 1a, which was very strange given that this is the real name of the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 20 Comments

Independent 7910 by Crosophile

February 21, 2012 at 4:56 pmFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:28 am by Bertandjoyce

We wonder whether we are missing something here! An enjoyable, fairly tricky puzzle with a number of unusual words that you could parse from the cryptic part but needed checking with a dictionary. … Read more >>

Categories Independent 18 Comments

Independent 7905 by Dac

February 15, 2012 at 2:06 pmFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:35 am by Bertandjoyce

A well constructed puzzle as we have come to expect from Dac. There are good surface readings, something that we really appreciate in crosswords and all the clues are very fair. No ninas … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 7901/Radian

February 10, 2012 at 12:05 am by Bertandjoyce

A fairly tricky themed puzzle for our first weekday blog. It seems only a short time ago that we were lurkers. We used to complete the Indy late in the evening and by … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 7,890 by Phi (Saturday Prize Puzzle 28/01/12)

February 4, 2012 at 12:15 am by Bertandjoyce

We like Phi so we were really pleased that our first blog was one of his. When we saw the number of themed clues however, we wondered what we were taking on. It … Read more >>

Categories Independent 11 Comments
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