A curate’s egg in terms of difficulty, with more hard than not, but that in the end I was happy to nibble on, probably only because I managed to finish with no errors.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2539 by Rongo
It took me a while to get going on this tricky Quick Cryptic from Rongo. No time from me as I was interrupted, but definitely well over target. Some super clues. Enjoy! Thank-you Rongo.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “All at Sea”, here.
Monthly Club Special No 20278 – Nov 2023
It’s time for the blog of the best crossword of the month again. Another great exploration of the dusty corners of the dictionary and clever wordplay to match… and a pangram too.
28774 It’s not Advent yet.
I’m not sure about this one, and it took me over 30. Partly that’s because my guts are doing an audition for the remake of the Mr Creosote sketch, which is a shame because … Read more “28774 It’s not Advent yet.”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2538 by Felix
Relatively gentle for Felix, of the usual high quality.
Times 28773 – top billing
A really good, quite difficult test, I thought, with several unusual words and some lateral thinking needed.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2537 by Mara
Fairly gentle midweek fare from Mara containing a balanced mix of clues. Expecting the SCC to be somewhat emptier today…
QC 2536 by Orpheus
A few tricky ones meant I visited the SCC again on this one.
Times Cryptic 28772
I was a little surprised to find 55 minutes on the clock as I finished because I wasn’t aware that I had been solving particularly slowly.
Times 28771 – Nope, he’s still at his post!
I thought this was going to be an easy Monday when I saw a number of answers as the puzzle came out of the printer, but the some of the remaining clues proved rather formidable.