Solving time 14:20, so a pretty average time for me. To get 10ac, 22dn and 24dn it helps to be an opera buff I guess (but then that is part of the “assumed knowledge” required … Read more “Saturday Times 26004 (24th Jan)”
Month: January 2015
Times 26,009: Thomas Love Peacock’s Holiday Home
Extremely straightforward today I thought – resulting in a near-PB for me of 8m 47s. Don’t know about the rest of you but I would always rather have more stumbling blocks thrown in my path, … Read more “Times 26,009: Thomas Love Peacock’s Holiday Home”
Quick Cryptic Number 234 by Orpheus
Nothing to trouble seasoned quickie solvers here, and a couple of cryptic definitions to get us novices thinking laterally. I thought many of the definition parts of clues were neat and well disguised, especially 16ac, … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 234 by Orpheus”
Club Monthly 20172 January 2015
Solving Time: Fairly quick again this month, under the hour. A very nice puzzle as always, and it is a pangram as well, I see. cd = cryptic definition, dd = double definition, rev = … Read more “Club Monthly 20172 January 2015”
Times Quick Cryptic No 233 by Marty
Solving Time; Medium Morning all! A nice fairly straightforward puzzle with a couple of little traps, but overall nothing too beastly. Thanks to our setter for an enjoyable challenge. Across 1 MISHAP – We start … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 233 by Marty”
Times 26008 – one letter away from Trogdor!
Solving time : 16:44 on the club timer which right now has me on the top of the leaderboard, though I doubt that will last. Trickier one today I thought, with a few words that … Read more “Times 26008 – one letter away from Trogdor!”
Quick Cryptic Number 232 by Mara
An elegant puzzle, not too tricky but with some neat clues included. Particularly liked 7dn, with 22ac and 13 dn also deserving a mention in despatches. If I was to carp, maybe a bit top … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 232 by Mara”
Times 26007 – licensed to kill me
I had hoped for an easy ride, doing this in my bed still recovering from the scary op; it was not to be. Either this was difficult, or the anaesthetic has obliterated a few more … Read more “Times 26007 – licensed to kill me”
Times 26,006
19 minutes, certainly the trickiest Tuesday puzzle I’ve had to solve for blogging purposes in several months. A satisfying test, with plenty of thinking required, as expanded upon below. Across 1 INCAPACITY – Insert your … Read more “Times 26,006”
Quick Cryptic No 231 by Tracy
I was galloping through this one thinking the going was good to soft but then found the final furlong (the NW) rather sticky. 12ac and 4dn proved difficult but, as usual, in retrospect I wonder … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 231 by Tracy”