Times for The Times – Times and comments on The Times crossword from a team of solvers

Quick Cryptic 3304 by Trelawney

Nice puzzle from the Squire

This puzzle was a mix of easy clues and some really obscure stuff. Fair is fair, after all, and this is Mephisto.

En garde ! There are plenty of sneaky definitions here, some sharp moves to keep you on your toes…

A fine fine puzzle from Teazel this morning, for me a quintessential QC.

Largely straightforward but with a few NHOs and tricker clues.

A mostly middle-of-the-road Jumbo but with a sting in the tail.

There were a striking number of two word answers here. I counted nine.

A bit of a tester, I think.

A fairly gentle puzzle from our wiggly friend today with plenty of straighforward clues to get you going and nothing, I think, to scare the horses.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.

Time: 28:58 Something of a struggle for me, this one, with entries scattered randomly round the grid, rather than steadily solving from 1ac onwards. There’s quite a bit of food and drink in here, but … Read more “29542 True ease in writing comes from art, not chance (Pope)”