I’ve blogged this a few days ahead as the holiday period allows little space or peace for concentrated solving, toddling grandchildren are the priority. I’ll check the blog when I can, as the puzzle numbering … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 209 by Tracy”
Month: December 2014
Times Christmas Day Quick Cryptic by Noel
Solving time: Medium If you are in need of a crossword fix on Christmas Day, you’ll be pleased to know there are three on-line only puzzles just for today. A 15×15, a Jumbo and this … Read more “Times Christmas Day Quick Cryptic by Noel”
Club Monthly 20171 – December 2014
Solving Time: About 45 minutes for this (or about three Magoos) which is quicker than average for me. Whether it is easier or not I don’t know, but there were a number of unusual words … Read more “Club Monthly 20171 – December 2014”
251214 Cricket one left, right?
Not much of a festive feel about this one, unless you’re antipodean, I suppose, in which case the relative abundance of cricket references might make some sense. As far as I can make out, there … Read more “251214 Cricket one left, right?”
Quick Cryptic No 208 by Joker
Apologies for the rather tardy blog. It’s not appearing online today for me, so I had to buy the paper after a scheduled visit to the dentist; thankfully I am in chilly Oxfordshire for Christmas … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 208 by Joker”
Times Crossword 25,978 – 2014 Championships Grand Final, puzzle 2
Solving Time: 22 minutes (as written on the sheet) – which is a bit more than average, for no reason I can now see. Perhaps it was the excitement of – almost – finally finding … Read more “Times Crossword 25,978 – 2014 Championships Grand Final, puzzle 2”
Quick Cryptic No 207 by Izetti
A couple of snacks, the odd shrine and a nod to the time of the year make up this entertaining puzzle. My ability to judge difficulty for others has proven to be rather wayward of … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 207 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic 25977
36 minutes for this one, so quite an easy solve for the most part. I can’t think of anything more to say about it other than what’s in the blog so I’ll get straight on … Read more “Times Cryptic 25977”
Times 25976 – Alien Abductions
Lots to chew over this morning, as we range from the heavens to India via Italianate Turkey. And talking of turkeys, we have a lesser spotted bird and a deadly poison. In sum, another fine … Read more “Times 25976 – Alien Abductions”
Christmas Crossword blogs
I’ve been reliably informed that on Christmas Day there’s going to be a Quick, a normal 15×15 and a Jumbo, so do we have all these covered? Macavity has volunteered to the Quick but is … Read more “Christmas Crossword blogs”