After finding last week’s crossword (number 20) via the timesonline link, at a little past midnight this morning, I did the old switcheroo with the dates, and finished Rongo’s puzzle in 34 minutes. Good fun, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 25 by Rongo”
Month: April 2014
Times 25758
Solving time: 43:18 A couple of unknowns for me in SUPERCARGO & SURCEASE, but both were gettable from the wordplay. I’m still blogging from holiday, so I’ll keep the preamble brief and move on to … Read more “Times 25758”
Times 25757 – so when is the first qualifying puzzle appearing?
Solving time : 15:26, and I’m currently fourth on the leaderboard, so I think I was just a little off on the wavelength here. Though there’s one that I can’t figure out the wordplay for … Read more “Times 25757 – so when is the first qualifying puzzle appearing?”
Times Quick Cryptic No 24 by Felix
Morning all. Time: 13 minutes Thought this was a bit on the tricky side, with a couple of clues that wouldn’t have been out of place in a 15 x 15 puzzle. Across 1 JACKAL … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 24 by Felix”
Times 25756: Oofed
Solving time: Untimed, but not easy Part of the reason is that I recently heard of the “passing” of a dear friend and neighbour. And, as a fellow Scouser, I have to sing “You’ll Never … Read more “Times 25756: Oofed”
Quick Cryptic 23 by Hurley
I thought this was a good Quickie with a mix of some relatively straightforward clues to give a way in, and some trickier ones that were quite challenging. One piece of obscure (at least to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 23 by Hurley”
Times 25755
15:52 on the Club timer. It’s always hard to tell if you’ve been especially fast or slow at this time of night (currently 2nd of only 4 solvers, so not much to give a comparison), … Read more “Times 25755”
Quick Cryptic 22 by Izetti
At time of posting, the Times online link was broken. I presume the automated process still requires attention but one would think they would have got their act together by now. I got access to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 22 by Izetti”
Times 25754* – Children of the Universe?
After possibly the oddest clue to appear in the modern era in Dean Mayer’s offering yesterday, this puzzle, my blind-spot at 11 ac notwithstanding, offers a very pleasant start to the week. 44 minutes. * … Read more “Times 25754* – Children of the Universe?”
Quick Cryptic 21 by Tracy
Hooray! The Play button worked* from the dot of midnight and the setter’s name is back! Shame about ‘by by’ though. *On edit: Spoke too soon! See first comments below. This took me 14 minutes … Read more “Quick Cryptic 21 by Tracy”