A puzzle that I found quite challenging in places.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1782 – 4th April
I thought this a fairly straightforward Jumbo Cryptic.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1783 – Delizioso, grazie.
Plenty to feast on in our Cryptic Jumbo from Easter Monday.
Times Cryptic 29514 – Sat, 11 April 2026. Again, soothing Saturday.
All clues solved and ready to blog. Thanks, setter. How did you all do? Note for newcomers: The Times offers prizes for Saturday Cryptic Crosswords. This blog is for last week’s puzzle, posted after the competition … Read more “Times Cryptic 29514 – Sat, 11 April 2026. Again, soothing Saturday.”
Times Cryptic 29519 – cure this cruel devil
A cracking puzzle.
Quick Cryptic No 3278 by Teazel
Very Teazy from Teazel today with plenty of trickery. Some great clues, though, including a lesser-spotted quadruple definition.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
29518 Rocking all over the world.
Time: 18:27. I regret not taking more time to properly savour this one, because as I wrote up the blog, it became increasingly apparent that this was a delicious set of clues, for which the … Read more “29518 Rocking all over the world.”
Quick Cryptic 3277 by Kybos
Lovely, on the tricky side.
Times Cryptic 29517 –
Hello again. This crossword I really enjoyed. It has excellent surface readings, not a single cruciword or obscurity, and neat and tidy clues with no unnecessary punctuation. I always find a plethora of ?s and … Read more “Times Cryptic 29517 –”
Times Quick Cryptic No 3276 by Pedro
Heavy on the single letter removals