Well, this took me about the usual (for me) amount of time, ie somewhat in excess of an hour, in two sessions. However I think this one might be a bit easier than some, to … Read more “Club Monthly 20168 – September 2014”
Month: September 2014
25901: It’s not Cupid, stupid
A slightly dispiriting one, this. A whizzo start suggested a fast run around the little black squares, then everything started to fall apart around halfway down and my final time, rendered mostly irrelevant by a … Read more “25901: It’s not Cupid, stupid”
Times Quick Cryptic 144 by Izetti
Here’s the link to this puzzle at the Times if anyone needs it: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140925/276/ A very enjoyable puzzle by Izetti that delayed me for 18 minutes. There’s nothing obscure or out of the ordinary though … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 144 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 143 by Hurley
Somewhat less taxing than the last couple of Quickies, but a few clues that held me up for a fair while. In particular the anagrams at 8 down and 18 across refused to yield for … Read more “Quick Cryptic 143 by Hurley”
Times 25900 – the setter’s revenge
Maybe I am just dim this morning. Or I’ve been too blasé on past Wednesdays and upset the nice gentlemen who compose these masterpieces. After an hour and 22 minutes on this stinker, I have … Read more “Times 25900 – the setter’s revenge”
Quick Cryptic No 142 by Felix
This will, I think, appeal to the more seasoned Quick solvers as there are some tricky clues with harder to spot than usual definitions – unless, of course, I’m just having an off day. I’ll … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 142 by Felix”
Times 25,899
Back from my holidays (thanks to my new Tuesday oppo for covering as required) and I have to say this wasn’t necessarily the puzzle I was hoping to come back to. Things started well enough, … Read more “Times 25,899”
Times 25898 – Lord of Los Rings?
One or two lesser spotted words in an otherwise friendly Monday offering – a fine example of its type. 31 minutes. In a bit of a rush to get this out, as I need to … Read more “Times 25898 – Lord of Los Rings?”
Times Quick Cryptic 141 by Teazel – Take Cover!
I solved this in 9 minutes and I think it’s at the easy end of the spectrum. There’s a lot of warfare and general unrest going on here, what with hostility, war, a WW1 battle, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 141 by Teazel – Take Cover!”
Sunday Times 4607 by Jeff Pearce: roll the dice
Oh dear. My personal crosswording bugbear is when an obscure word is clued in a way that makes it impossible to get the answer with certainty if you don’t know said obscure word, and in … Read more “Sunday Times 4607 by Jeff Pearce: roll the dice”