15th July 2007 at 7:09 PM – Times for The Times

23,654 – Cant beat last week’s time

foggyweb15th July 2007 at 7:09 PM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 31 mins Another fast Monday time for me!I did most of the top half first, getting the first 5 across clues at first look! Last to go in was 20A.I only had one … Read more “23,654 – Cant beat last week’s time”

Mephisto 2,445 – Chris Feetenby

dhogg15th July 2007 at 2:32 PM10 September 2025Mephisto

Did this a week ago, but have only now gotten round to writing the blog – don’t remember there being anything contentious or overly difficult in this puzzle, but as I write this, I may … Read more “Mephisto 2,445 – Chris Feetenby”

Jumbo 706

petebiddlecombe15th July 2007 at 2:27 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: about 25 mins Solved this at the airport or on the plane a fortnight ago and then forgot to keep it, so the time is a guesstimate. Some nicely done long anagrams and … Read more “Jumbo 706”

ST 4232 (Sun 8 Jul) – Ruse contre ruse

talbinho15th July 2007 at 12:04 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 9:39 Some nice clues in this (17ac and 23dn are my favourites), and the usual couple of mistakes – wordplay in 26ac and enumeration at 21ac. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like … Read more “ST 4232 (Sun 8 Jul) – Ruse contre ruse”