Bertandjoyce

It’s been nearly a year since we last blogged a Hob puzzle, so we were really looking forward to a treat. Unfortunately, we were initially somewhat disappointed by the seemingly ‘normal’ puzzle. However, … Read more >>

Another Wednesday and another excellent Dac puzzle. As always, smooth surfaces and straightforward clues. Not too difficult, but a great pleasure to solve and blog. We’re away from home this week with a … Read more >>

We were really excited by the prospect of a Donk puzzle today, but although we enjoyed the solve we had hoped for more  of his ‘risqué’ clues which usually raise a smile in … Read more >>

Phi on Ph-iday – just what we have come to expect and look forward to. There is one clue though that we have struggled with this week. Any thoughts on 7d would be … Read more >>

Well, a Bowie theme yesterday and a Star Wars theme (at least in the clues) today. We love themed puzzles so this was right up our alley, even though some of the clues … Read more >>

It’s Wednesday, it’s Dac – What else can we say? Another excellent puzzle! 1   Attack viciously? Proceed towards jail, having broken a rule wrongly (2,3,3,7) GO FOR THE JUGULAR GO FORTH (proceed … Read more >>

As expected, we found this an enjoyable Saturday prize puzzle from Nestor, but we still can’t figure out part of the clue for 11across.   We’re not sure about the relevance of the … Read more >>

As expected, a challenging Nimrod this Thursday with, in our humble opinion, a number of rather over-long, convoluted clues. However, when the true ingenuity of the puzzle was finally revealed, we forgave him. … Read more >>

A fairly straightforward topical themed puzzle from Phi to start the year off in the manner we have come to expect. All good fun, with only one unusual word (14D), no doubt resulting … Read more >>

Knut seems to be trying out a few new tricks on us in this puzzle. There were a number of clues which we solved once we had some crossing letters but it took … Read more >>

Another Wednesday, another excellent Dac. We love Dac’s puzzles, but are always stuck for anything to say about them as there never seems to be anything to criticise or query. We are really … Read more >>

This is our first blog of a Vigo puzzle, and we’re already looking forward to the next!   There are some great clues here, with a good range of difficulty – just what … Read more >>

Apologies for the late posting of this week’s blog – it’s been a hectic week. This was a good, moderately challenging puzzle, as expected from Monk. We thoroughly enjoyed it. We do however … Read more >>

Another week over and another Phi to end it with.   During the solve Bert noticed that LADY BENCHER could be found in the unches in the SE corner. It wasn’t until the … Read more >>