As often happens, a Paul McKenna puzzle which is not particularly difficult but provided several hours of pleasure. A relatively high percentage of the answer words are not obscure, which helps the solver get enough crossing letters to finish off the more difficult clues.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5201 by Robert Price — keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Some twisty turns here.
Quick Cryptic no 3219 by Shay
A nice puzzle by Shay, and a welcome relief after a tough week in QC-land.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1772 – 24th January
I enjoyed this Jumbo. It was mostly standard fare, but with a couple of chewy bits.
Times Cryptic 29454 – Sat, 31 Jan 2026. Take a second look!
This was a strange mix of hard and easy.
Times Cryptic 29459
A gentle end to a gentle week.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3218 by Breadman
A decent Fridayish Quick Cryptic from Breadman today.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword entitled “The Kitchen Garden” here.
29458 The hare and the tortilla.
I can’t really give a time for this, as I made the mistake of doing it on the newspaper site rather than the club, on a notebook computer, wrestling with manoeuvring around the grid and … Read more “29458 The hare and the tortilla.”
Quick Cryptic 3217 by Jalna
Another tricky one.
Times Cryptic no 29457 – I promessi sposi
This crossword I really liked. I thought the clues clever and mainly concise, with good surface readings and just the right level of difficulty.