A mixed bag of the easy, smooth and obscure this week.
Quick Cryptic 3270 by Hurley
Very pleasant fare from Hurley.
Quick Cryptic 3269 by Wurm
A couple of clues here for our ‘very wise’ (I would never say ‘smug’) classicists.
Times Cryptic 29510
A very enjoyable solve but some of the parsing beat me until I came to write the blog.
Times 29509 – Eminently beatable
I threw in the towel after ten minutes tussling with 4 down
Quick Cryptic 3268 by Heron
The surface readings struck me as particularly smooth today.
Mephisto 3422 – Allegro moderato
This was a pleasant puzzle from John Grimshaw, a good challenge but not excessively difficult. There were some good starter clues, such as….
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5209 by David McLean — Sunday morning not coming down
Mainly just everyday words here, nothing very obscure… but, oh, those sneaky definitions!
Quick Cryptic no 3267 by Jalna
A mostly straightforward puzzle from Jalna this morning, but I was left wondering about the wordplay in a couple of clues.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1780 – 21 March 2026
Hi everyone. A puzzle from a setter who clearly likes double definitions … I found it of mid-range difficulty, but used dictionary help at the end. Thanks setter.