Enjoyable puzzle, with a broad mix of some straightforward ones and some that were quite tricky (e.g. 4 down). Thanks to Teazel. As I was going through this one, I was reflecting on an observation … Read more “Quick Cryptic 123 by Teazel”
Month: August 2014
Times 25,875
It’s been a while since I got that horrible sinking feeling, when it’s blogging day and you quickly realise you’ve drawn a tough one (I know editors insist it doesn’t work like that, but my … Read more “Times 25,875”
Quick Cryptic 122 by Alconiere
I’m standing in for Chris whilst I understand he is enjoying locally caught scallops in Scotland. I didn’t have a lot of time so please excuse the brevity and inevitable errors. I haven’t been doing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 122 by Alconiere”
Times 25874 – Classical Cruising
A little chewier than your average Monday. I’m a little pressed for time this morning, so this one will be done without recourse to the Internet (including dictionaries) and so may be a tad errant … Read more “Times 25874 – Classical Cruising”
Times Quick Cryptic 121 by Hurley
There seems to be a problem on the button at this moment so here’s the url to today’s Quickie:http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140825/250/Edit: Fixed now but I’ll let it stand. Time taken to solve 15 minutes with 4dn delaying … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 121 by Hurley”
Sunday Times 4603 by Tim Moorey
This took me 21:07 according to the club timer, but with one error, which turned out to be a really irritating one. I often find Tim Moorey’s puzzles a bit tricky for some reason, and … Read more “Sunday Times 4603 by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2816 by Paul McKenna
A little bit more difficult this week with a smattering of French and German required and the ability to spot some more unusual anagram indicators. I’ve failed to parse 30D so all suggestions welcome, please … Read more “Mephisto 2816 by Paul McKenna”
Times Jumbo 1104
Medium-difficult, I thought, with one answer (29ac) that I’d not met before. As usual, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 DOUBLE-PARK – CHEST (‘ark’) after DOUBLE P (pp, the two middle letters of ‘supper’) 6 … Read more “Times Jumbo 1104”
Saturday Times 25867 (16th August)
Solving time 13:45, and it felt quicker than that while I was solving it. Most of it went in from top left to bottom right, and I don’t remember getting stuck for too long on … Read more “Saturday Times 25867 (16th August)”
Quick Cryptic No 120 by Marty
I think this is my first exercise supplied by Marty. I found it much trickier than Wednesday’s quickie, with several clues worthy of the main puzzle; it took me a good twenty minutes although once … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 120 by Marty”