Bertandjoyce

Our first thoughts when we saw the grid were not that favourable! The fact that each corner was somewhat isolated from the others is not something that we particularly like and also there … Read more >>

We found this puzzle difficult to get into. We filled in about half of the grid one evening and then picked it up afresh the next morning and were surprised at how many … Read more >>

It’s really difficult to know what to say in the preamble for Dac’s puzzles. They always have smooth surfaces and well-constructed clues but there is rarely anything ‘out of the ordinary’ that demands … Read more >>

Thanks Punk, this was fun! There were fewer clues to solve than usual but there were some long answers that took a bit of head scratching to sort out. (Thanks and apologies to the … Read more >>

For anyone surprised to find a Tees puzzle on a Phiday, please have a look at yesterday’s blog. Posa turns out to be Phi in disguise!! This was an enjoyable solve, with several … Read more >>

We found this a tricky solve. However, having completed it (without electronic assistance), we realised that most of the clues were perfectly fair – it was just that some of the definitions were … Read more >>

An interesting themed puzzle from Scorpion, our only quibble being that the four 3-letter gateway clues were perhaps a little too easy? However, having solved them very quickly (and having checked that our … Read more >>

As it is a Thursday, we were expecting a challenge. However, we found this to be less tricky than your average Thursday indy puzzle. We did need to resort to an electronic search … Read more >>

We always look forward to our Friday solve and blog! Our first one in was 9ac and it really brought a smile to our faces. We thought there may be a nina when … Read more >>

We hadn’t realised until we checked that it is over a year since we blogged a Raich puzzle. This was good fun and when we started finding double and then treble instances of … Read more >>

Rorschach’s first puzzle was published in the Indy just over a year ago on July 5th and since then there have only been four others. Some of his offerings have been devilish to … Read more >>

We invariably approach the Thursday Indy crossword with some trepidation, given its reputation for being the trickiest of the week. However, we found today’s offering from Nestor less challenging than some, but it … Read more >>

We were expecting a tricky solve for the Prize Puzzle when we saw that it was Monk. We’ve been blogging for well over a year now but this is only the second Monk … Read more >>

We sat for quite some while before we managed to solve the first clue, which happened to be 8d. We were becoming increasingly worried that we were never going to be able to … Read more >>