Most enjoyable puzzle, so thanks very much to Teazel. Whilst doing it, I was thinking it was decidedly towards the tricky end of the QC scale, but having reviewed it again I’m not sure… Will … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 203 by Teazel”
Month: December 2014
Times 25972 – 2014 Grand Final, Puzzle No. 1
You’d expect the first puzzle of the Grand Final to be elegant and fair; I thought this was both, and amusing in parts. A couple of slightly obscure words (well, obscure to me anyway) but … Read more “Times 25972 – 2014 Grand Final, Puzzle No. 1”
Times 25,971
Much simpler than many recent offerings, with an appropriately zippy time of 12 minutes; no major stumbling blocks, though there are uncommon words at 1dn and 8dn, and not for the first time, a bit … Read more “Times 25,971”
Quick Crytpic No 202 by Dazzler
This wasn’t quick – well, not for me. This doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it. It’s clever, has plenty of traps which I leapt into, and allowed me to learn (if only briefly, I fear) … Read more “Quick Crytpic No 202 by Dazzler”
Times 25970 – Staines-upon-Thames: from Ghetto to Cathedral Town?
Having come a cropper on Dean’s puzzle yesterday by dint of my shaky Dutch, I was glad to be back in the company of Classical deities today and thought I was on for a time … Read more “Times 25970 – Staines-upon-Thames: from Ghetto to Cathedral Town?”
The 2014 Turkey is Cooked!
Hello All from Sotira and JerryWh The turkey is now ready to serve… and you can get some here. (the link leads to a .pdf download, or you can solve online). Having stuffed, cooked, basted … Read more “The 2014 Turkey is Cooked!”
Quick Cryptic 201 by Tracy
Once again it falls to me to blog the first of a new century of puzzles (our third!) and this one is by Tracy, our longest serving setter (but only by a day) having started … Read more “Quick Cryptic 201 by Tracy”
Jumbo 1121 – November 30th
Mental note for new year resolution is to make more notes on these jumbos! Given that the weeks blend into each other it becomes fairly hard to remember the solving thoughts when revisiting two weeks … Read more “Jumbo 1121 – November 30th”
Sunday Times 4619 by Jeff Pearce
13:16. A solid effort from Jeff Pearce this week. Most of it is fairly standard stuff, but there are one or two very neat clues. Not a desperately hard puzzle, but there’s nothing wrong with … Read more “Sunday Times 4619 by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 2832 by Don Manley – Hunt The Village
I found this puzzle a little on the easy side, completing most of it without reference to Chambers. I was intrigued to see a location defined as an obscure village rather than by its more … Read more “Mephisto 2832 by Don Manley – Hunt The Village”