11th January 2015 at 10:32 PM – Times for The Times

Times 25993 – Catch as many as you like!

vinyl111th January 2015 at 10:32 PM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 32 minutes or so Music: None – golf is back on TV! This was quite an easy puzzle, only I was watching golf as I did it, which may have slowed me down … Read more “Times 25993 – Catch as many as you like!”

Jumbo 1126 – Saturday December 27th

fathippy211th January 2015 at 5:32 PM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

This was a jumbo of average difficulty which went in with few hold-ups. It struck me on reflection that it was perhaps slightly looser than the normal Times standard, which is neither a good nor … Read more “Jumbo 1126 – Saturday December 27th”

Mephisto 2836 by Tim Moorey

dorsetjimbo11th January 2015 at 6:00 AM10 September 2025Mephisto

A fairly gentle opening to 2015 with a pleasant if undemanding puzzle Across 1 EARD – (h)EARD; see yird in C – to plant in Perth; 4 MESOCARP – (some)*-CARP; a layer of cells within … Read more “Mephisto 2836 by Tim Moorey”

Sunday Times 4623 by Dean Mayer

keriothe11th January 2015 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

I don’t have a time for this. Being called upon to repair a cello halfway through doesn’t half mess with solving speed, don’t you find? By the time I’d done that I didn’t have time … Read more “Sunday Times 4623 by Dean Mayer”