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 9,988 by Crosophile

Wed October 17, 2018 at 7:38 am by Bertandjoyce

Crosophile is in the Wednesday slot this week and no complaints from us – it’s been a while since we blogged one of his puzzles.

Independent 9,985 by Morph

Sat October 13, 2018 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

Morph challenges the grey matter this Saturday – and some of the clues made our brains hurt!

Independent 9,983 by Serpent

Thu October 11, 2018 at 7:44 am by Bertandjoyce

Serpent returns this week with another slippery offering.

Independent 9,978 by Phi

Fri October 5, 2018 at 8:09 am by Bertandjoyce

Many thanks to Sil for standing in for us while were off on our travels. We’ve missed several Indy puzzles while we were away and are gradually catching up – fortunately we’ve had a full week to get back into the routine, and lo and behold it’s a Phiday!

Independent 9,955 by Hoskins

Sat September 8, 2018 at 8:16 am by Bertandjoyce

Lots of trademark clues from Hoskins today (sex, drugs and drink) – Bert did wonder whether the whole crossword had been written around 18d.

Independent 9,954 by Phi

Fri September 7, 2018 at 1:58 pmFri September 7, 2018 at 7:51 am by Bertandjoyce

We cannot believe how quickly the weeks have flown by just lately – all too soon, we have another Phi to solve this Phi-day. If there are any errors or omissions we may not be able to sort things out until later when we have some wi-fi access.