So far we have the following volunteers to blog the new Quick Cryptic: ianb21, jackkt, mohn2, nick_the_novice, william_j_s, macavity123 and allan_sidcup. From what I’ve heard it’s initially going to be only Mon-Fri, and may or … Read more “Quick Cryptic blogging”
Day: 9th March 2014
Sunday Times 4579 (2 Mar 2014) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 51:44 Not a bad test. There were a couple of potential traps for the unwary where similar words would fit the checkers – 16a and 17d, but both were clear from the wordplay. … Read more “Sunday Times 4579 (2 Mar 2014) by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2792 by Paul McKenna
A largely straightforward puzzle in which I was glad I didn’t need to know the name of any international tiddlywink players Across 1 FISTULA – (fault is)*; 7 SCANTY – S(CANT)Y; Seychelles=SY; 12 MIRTHLESS – … Read more “Mephisto 2792 by Paul McKenna”