Solving time: Straightforward After a couple of days of slightly trickier puzzles, we have a nice straightforward one that should make the newer solvers a little more comfortable. When talking to the newer solvers at … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 44 by Flamande”
Month: May 2014
Times 25781 – anything you can do I can do 7ly
Solving time : 19:49, but with two errors. One I can see immediately as a typo, the other may take a little more finding. This is a tough one, there’s an opera clued by an … Read more “Times 25781 – anything you can do I can do 7ly”
Quick Cryptic No. 43 by Teazel
The last few days have seen an increasing degree of difficulty for the Quickie, as if the setters had decided that 8 weeks was enough time to get the newcomers to develop their skills and … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 43 by Teazel”
Times 25780: A slight religious flavour
Solving time: 37:04 Took my time over this and had my mind on more serious problems than the puzzle itself. Fair bit of dictionary work required post-solve. And, to boot, there’s one answer I don’t … Read more “Times 25780: A slight religious flavour”
Quick Cryptic no 42 by Tracy
The link isn’t working so I found it here: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140506/148/Cracking crossword, Gromit (thank-you Tracy) which I feel can be enjoyed by both oldie and newbie. It’s not the easiest (17 minutes) but it’s not as … Read more “Quick Cryptic no 42 by Tracy”
Times 25,779 – Without a Clue
So, here’s a new one, clock stopped at – well, actually it hasn’t stopped yet as I have been waiting in the hope that 15 across might suddenly appear if I keep saving and reloading … Read more “Times 25,779 – Without a Clue”
Times 25778 – Slap and Tickle
Not too much to tax the seasoned solver here, but a smattering of Classics and a knotty plant to trip perchance the unwary, and an unusual grid to please the gridologists. A little cricket and … Read more “Times 25778 – Slap and Tickle”
Times Quickie 41 set by Hurley
As usual on a Monday the puzzle on the Times button is a week out of date so here’s the link to today’s for those unable to find it by other means: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140505/147/ . Regulars … Read more “Times Quickie 41 set by Hurley”
Jumbo 1088
24:19 on the Club Timer. I normally do the Jumbo on paper first and don’t time myself but when this one came out I was working in the US so did it online. I have … Read more “Jumbo 1088”
Sunday Times 4587 – Nice and Easy Does It
A group of us are taking over the reins here in the Sunday slot while Dave is convalescing. This is about as close as Dean Mayer gets to a simple puzzle – simple, but elegant … Read more “Sunday Times 4587 – Nice and Easy Does It”