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Times Cryptic 29540
Not the easiest of Tuesday puzzles be everything was gettable and most of the clues were varied and interesting.
Times QC No 3299 by Joker
Joker in fine form
Times Quick Cryptic 3298 by Izetti – I get knocked down, but I get up again
Hi everybody. I haven’t encountered Izetti on blogging day for ages so this was a refreshing change. Perhaps a little stiffer than some Mondays, but I still completed in a typical QC time despite holding myself up slightly with a typo. Cheers Izetti!
Times Cryptic 29539 – Jumped the Gun?
Again, we have a rather easy Monday puzzle, with many of the clues eminently biffable. I did in fact biff my way through this puzzle, which is probably the best approach as some of the cryptics require a lot of cruciverbal gymnastics.
Sunday Times 5214 by Dean Mayer – for all us sinners
7:57. A typically excellent offering from Dean…
Mephisto 3427 – Robert Teuton
Greetings, barred-grid fans
Quick Cryptic 3297 by Jalna
A Saturday morning Jalna. Difficulty rating: let the people decide.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1786 – OUP why?
A trickyish puzzle for me to blog this time around. There do appear to be some oblique meanings of words used
Times Cryptic 29532 – Sat, 2 May 2026.
Not so tricky. It took a while to see one answer, and another had a term I didn’t know, but it all worked!