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Bertandjoyce's avatarBertandjoyce

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 9317 / Dac

Wed August 24, 2016 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

We look forward to a classic solve when we’re tackling a Wednesday Dac, but unfortunately we found this one a little disappointing. However, we can’t quite put a finger on why we feel … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Independent 9312 / Rodriguez

Thu August 18, 2016 at 8:07 am by Bertandjoyce

An interesting but tricky puzzle from Rodriguez today. We tend to tackle crosswords in numerical order, and we had considerable difficulty with several of the across clues, particularly on the right hand side … Read more >>

Categories Independent 13 Comments

Independent 9307 / Phi

Fri August 12, 2016 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

Well, this really has us puzzled!   As it’s a Phi, we’re sure there is something going on here, but we have no idea what it is. There is a very well-known composer … Read more >>

Categories Independent 12 Comments

Independent 9298 / Radian

Tue August 2, 2016 at 4:39 pmTue August 2, 2016 at 7:51 am by Bertandjoyce

We were more than pleased to see Radian’s name today.   We solved 13d fairly quickly and 9a came soon after. Despite never having read any of the Sherlock Holmes novels or short stories, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Independent 9296 / Jambazi

Sat July 30, 2016 at 8:09 am by Bertandjoyce

Well, if truth be told, we’re probably not the best people to blog this puzzle, given our general lack of interest in football. It took us a bit longer than usual to get … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9293 / Dac

Wed July 27, 2016 at 7:58 am by Bertandjoyce

We found this a little trickier than the average Dac, but no less enjoyable. As usual, excellent clues and great surfaces. Initialy we felt that the parsing of 5d was a bit ‘loose’ … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 9288 / Hob

Thu July 21, 2016 at 8:00 am by Bertandjoyce

We had the pleasure of blogging the most recent Hob puzzle last month, and fate has landed him at our door again this week. The theme to today’s puzzle became fairly obvious early … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Independent 9283 / Phi

Fri July 15, 2016 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Another Phi-day challenge today.   As usual, all good fun, not too tricky, but definitely not a write-in either. We’re sure there is a theme in there somewhere, but we haven’t been able … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 9274 / Crosophile

Tue July 5, 2016 at 8:06 am by Bertandjoyce

It seems a while since we last blogged a Crosophile and we always enjoy his puzzles as there’s invariably something going on in the grid. In this case, there’s a nina round three … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Guardian Genius 156 / Pasquale

Sun July 3, 2016 at 9:45 pmSun July 3, 2016 at 12:30 am by Bertandjoyce

The Instructions: Eleven clues are identically deficient in their cryptic component, reflecting the passing of the solution to one of them. We seem to have another gremlin in this month’s Genius. We printed … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Genius 9 Comments

Independent 9269 / Dac

Wed June 29, 2016 at 7:50 am by Bertandjoyce

Another well-crafted puzzle from Dac today. We’d never come across 4ac before but once we had a few crossing letters it fell into place. Across 1   Thinking comic has forgotten introduction (6) MUSING … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Independent 9266 / Tees

Sat June 25, 2016 at 8:04 am by Bertandjoyce

We found this a fairly straightforward Saturday challenge from Tees, but we’re too depressed by yesterday’s result to say any more. We did like the definition at 20 across however. Across 8   … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Independent 9264 / Hob

Thu June 23, 2016 at 8:05 am by Bertandjoyce

Well, EU Referendum Day, and the Indy goes for a themed puzzle from Hob – based on…..cricket!   However, it is the 100th anniversary of the birth of one the most iconic English … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent 9259 / Phi

Fri June 17, 2016 at 8:03 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi-day again and another enjoyable puzzle to end the week. We found one or two clues slightly more ‘clunky’ than we have come to expect from Phi, but that didn’t unduly spoil the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Independent 9250 / Scorpion

Tue June 7, 2016 at 8:18 am by Bertandjoyce

A novel theme to today’s puzzle from Scorpion – one with which we are all probably familiar without really knowing why. What is it about 17ac that makes it a measure for the size … Read more >>

Categories Independent 16 Comments
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