Good Quick Cryptic, I was a bit slow to get going, and finished in 14:35.
Times Cryptic 29564
A good mix of complex clues and easy ones.
Times Quick Cryptic 3322 by Wurm – no drama
Hi everyone. This was a pleasant, trouble free solve for me, helped by the fact that with a few checkers the long ones came to mind readily. My favourite today is 1d. Thanks Wurm!
Times 29563 – The Conquest of, er, The Puzzle
Here we have a real Monday puzzle, featuring a number of clues that would not be out of place in the easier Quick Cryptics. I biffed my way through most of it, but upon writing the blog I discovered most of the parsing were fairly straightforward.
Mephisto 3431 – John Grimshaw
Greetings, barred-grid fans
Sunday Times 5218 by David McLean – the reflex
10:28. Lovely puzzle from Harry this week. A notable number of definitions by example indicated by question marks. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (TIHS)*, deletions like this, anagram indicators are in italics. Across 1 … Read more “Sunday Times 5218 by David McLean – the reflex”
Quick Cryptic 3321 by Asp
A sting in Asp’s tail?
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1792 – Monday 25th May
This Bank Holiday extra Jumbo was extra tasty with some chewy bits.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1791 – Bob and the Keeners
This was a super puzzle with a number of very good anagrams and some top class clues warranting a big tick.
Times Cryptic 29556 – Sat, 30 May 2026. Time or tide
I don’t much like solving with a timer running, but I tried it here just to check … still true! Hard to say without comparison data, but this felt like a middlish time for me.