We’re on the beginner’s slopes today with a straightforward vanilla offering about which there is little to say. Across 1 ANALGESIC – A(legs in a)*C; Aircraftman=AC; 6 JOUST – J(O)UST; 9 POLEAXE – POLE-AXE; 10 … Read more “Times 25,845 – A Stroll In The Park”
Month: July 2014
Quick Cryptic No 97 by Grumpy
A much more gentle offering than last Tuesday’s although I got a bit held up in SW. Some nice clues and a couple of answers maybe not familiar to all. Not much more to add … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 97 by Grumpy”
Times 25844 – ‘O, had I but followed the arts!’
A 30-minute solve to start the week, with just enough obscure vocab and ancient references to give the grey cells a good workout. Not a scientist in sight, but a golfing reference to welcome our … Read more “Times 25844 – ‘O, had I but followed the arts!’”
Quick Cryptic 96 by Orpheus
As we begin the week that will see the 100th Quick Cryptic, it is mind-boggling that simply making the puzzle available to punters is proving such an IT conundrum (in other technology news, today marks … Read more “Quick Cryptic 96 by Orpheus”
Sunday Times 4598 (13 Jul 2014) by Jeff Pearce
Solving Time: 21:01 I found this one something of a gentle stroll, albeit with a couple of unusual words at 1a & 11d. There seemed quite a few anagrams, most of which were quite easy … Read more “Sunday Times 4598 (13 Jul 2014) by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 2811 – Don Manley
Interesting solve this one – after about half an hour I had a completely full top half, but precious little poking in to the bottom half. Funny thing is I got myself going again by … Read more “Mephisto 2811 – Don Manley”
Saturday Times 25837 (12th July)
I didn’t note my time for this one, but I remember getting stuck on a few odd ones – DISINHERIT, AQUILINE and FUNDRAISER were all slow to arrive, but SWAM was my LOI. Certainly harder … Read more “Saturday Times 25837 (12th July)”
Times Jumbo 1099
I thought this puzzle was medium difficulty, with some clever clueing, and I learnt a new expression (44ac), so it was educational too! As usual, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 DIOXIN – DI IN, … Read more “Times Jumbo 1099”
Quick Cryptic Number 95 by Mara
I found this pretty meaty and I didn’t manage to finish it on my commute (my daily aim) despite the continuing signalling faults. I need help for 3dn from anyone who understands the wordplay! 13ac … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 95 by Mara”
Times 25,842: A Maggot-Minded, Starved, Fanatic Crew
Hello again puzzling friends! I’m afraid to say that I find myself once again UP AGAINST IT, being off to sample the delights of the Latitude Festival in lovely Southwold, Suffolk in the very near … Read more “Times 25,842: A Maggot-Minded, Starved, Fanatic Crew”