Because of the broken link at the Times I’ve put up today’s Quickie #31 here:http://jackkt.livejournal.com/ This one took me 11 minutes so was possibly at the easier end of the spectrum for a Quickie, but … Read more “Quick Cryptic 31 set by Dazzler”
Month: April 2014
Times 25766 – This blog is bought to you by…..
Solving time: 55 minutes Music: None available Once again, I am attempting to solve a holiday puzzle in the wilds of Connecticut, with nary a reference book to be had. Fortunately, I was able to … Read more “Times 25766 – This blog is bought to you by…..”
Mephisto 2798 by Paul McKenna – Why No Phi?
I found this a little tougher than usual, and none the worse for that. There are some interesting words and phrases and some good clue constructions. I was disappointed that an opportunity was missed to … Read more “Mephisto 2798 by Paul McKenna – Why No Phi?”
Sunday Times 4585 (13 Apr 2014) by Tim Moorey
Solving Time: None recorded, but I reckon around 45 minutes I solved this one on holiday (although I’m back now), so I didn’t record an official time. I remember I rattled through the bottom two-thirds … Read more “Sunday Times 4585 (13 Apr 2014) by Tim Moorey”
Times Jumbo 1085 (5 Apr 2014)
Solving time: None recorded I solved this one while on holiday, so I didn’t do it against the clock. It seemed quite straight-forward at the time with some good clues. There was what can only … Read more “Times Jumbo 1085 (5 Apr 2014)”
Saturday Times 25759 (12th April)
Struggled with this one in 21:05, but I don’t know why. Looking at the times of some others in the Stats it should have been much easier than that. Maybe I’m just getting run down … Read more “Saturday Times 25759 (12th April)”
Times Quick Cryptic No. 30 by Orpheus
To me this seemed a lot easier than some of the other recent QCs, to the point where some answers are hardly cryptic at all. Nevertheless there is a good mixture of clueing methods for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No. 30 by Orpheus”
Times Cryptic 25764 – Boo hiss and a round of applause
I thought this was going to be easy but I got a bit bogged down towards the end and spent ages on the two unchecked letters at 18ac. Other than that final hurdle I had … Read more “Times Cryptic 25764 – Boo hiss and a round of applause”
25763 Take your bag of Scrabble™ letters, throw them into the air and see how they land.
And just who is Roy Maer (line 6)? My time for sorting all the letters (it is a pangram this time, I’ve checked and checked!) was 24′ 47″, with determined knocking off of the wordplay on … Read more “25763 Take your bag of Scrabble™ letters, throw them into the air and see how they land.”
Times Quick Cryptic No 29 by Myles
Hello everyone. Time: 14 minutes Another enjoyable solve today. I probably took a little longer than I should have done. Nicely written clues with a couple of genuinely classy ones, for example 3 and 5 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 29 by Myles”