Time taken: 10:43, but with one completely stupid mistake. This wasn’t a typo, I confidently put in a very wrong answer. Happens sometimes…
Times Quick Cryptic No 3019 by Izetti
It’s That School Again (again)
Times 29259 – we all need a stage name
another Wednesday wordplay workout
Quick Cryptic No 3018 by Mara
This one had a sting in the tail.
QC 3017 by Jalna
Tough one today
Times Cryptic 29258
A very enjoyable puzzle with mostly great surfaces and some ingenious wordplay.
Times 29257 – Very suddenly and violently
Lots to like here
Times Quick Cryptic 3016 by Pipsqueak
Straightforward for me, but how did you do?
Summer Social 2025
Thanks to all who came yesterday. It was a great day. In total there were about 30 of us and it was nice that Mick Hodgkin (Times Puzzles editor) and Jason Crampton (Times Crossword editor) were able to join us. You can see some photos from the day on my blog here.
Mephisto 3380 – Land of the Navajo!
I solved this one more by instinct than by analyzing the clues; experienced solvers just get a feel for what the answers are going to be. A half-remembered fragment of a Greek or Germanic root is often enough to point the mind in the right direction.