Solving time : 21:23, but a careless typo cost me an all-correct on the club timer. I wonder if we have some competition because even before I post there’s a few 3-4 minute times up … Read more “Times 25889 – QED? No, QVZ!”
Month: September 2014
Quick Cryptic 133 by Grumpy
A puzzle at the easier end of the spectrum today, I thought. Good range of clue types, and little or no obscure GK or vocabulary required. At time of posting, SNAFU Central appears to have … Read more “Quick Cryptic 133 by Grumpy”
Times 25888 – no hiding place
It is my regular day, not like last and next Wednesday when I’m on holiday relief for jerrywh, so I can’t say ‘it wasn’t really my turn, I was unlucky’… I enjoyed this puzzle, quite … Read more “Times 25888 – no hiding place”
Jumbo 1106 – Saturday August 23rd
Sorry for the tardiness of this. Went to a wedding Sunday lunch and only just recovered Tuesday lunchtime! I may have got away with it if it wasnt for the meddling kids otherwise known as … Read more “Jumbo 1106 – Saturday August 23rd”
Charity Cryptic Quiz
The Cryptic Quiz in aid of MIND has now closed (although anyone’s still welcome to donate and have a crack at it: https://www.justgiving.com/MIND-Quiz1/). The answers have been published – download them from here.
Times Cryptic 25887
I’m covering for Tim who I believe is on holiday this week. This one delayed me for about 50 minutes after a very promising start but I ran into a few problems at the end … Read more “Times Cryptic 25887”
Quick Cryptic No 132 by Hurley
Found this pretty hard. No time for solving as done over a day walking in the Peak District with family. Wonderful views from Mam Tor. A few clues had quite convoluted word play which, once … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 132 by Hurley”
Times 25886 – The pulse of the conversation….
Solving time: 39 minutes Music: John Coltrane, Giant Steps This should have been a very easy puzzle, but I was not on the wavelength at all. I wrote in a bunch of obvious answers at … Read more “Times 25886 – The pulse of the conversation….”
Times Quick Cryptic 131 by Izetti
This took me 22 minutes. I was very slow to get things flowing and spent ages dotting answers in around the grid. And then, having completed most of it, I had a mental block and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 131 by Izetti”
Times Jumbo 1107 (Bank Holiday)
A solving time of 27 minutes backs up my feeling at the time that this was a pretty straightforward offering by Jumbo standards, but perfectly enjoyable holiday fare. Several nice definitions stood out, along with … Read more “Times Jumbo 1107 (Bank Holiday)”