A sluggish 23:33 for my last puzzle of the year, but it was another good one in a string of top quality Saturday puzzles I’ve blogged recently. I expect verlaine enjoyed it too, what with … Read more “Saturday Times 25980 (27th Dec)”
Month: January 2015
Times Jumbo 1124, December 20
Happy New Year, everyone! I didn’t find this puzzle too difficult (apart from – as usual in my case – the cricket-related clues). There were one or two somewhat obscure answers, such as the American … Read more “Times Jumbo 1124, December 20”
Times 25,985: Ora & Labora
Not a particularly hard puzzle from my point of view to kick off 2015, with a reasonable amount of change left over from 15 minutes, but one that I did thoroughly enjoy. I like to … Read more “Times 25,985: Ora & Labora”
Quick Cryptic Number 214 by Izetti
I really enjoyed this puzzle, which I found to be slightly more difficult than average. It just seems polished and neat, with many words used in unfamiliar and interesting ways. The material (that’s appeared here … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 214 by Izetti”
Times Quick Cryptic 213 by Teazel
My second Quickie blog this week, this time standing in for Macavity. Teazel’s puzzle took me 11 mins and was very enjoyable. It seemed fairly straightforward but we’ll see what others make of it. Happy … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 213 by Teazel”
Times 25984 – another year, same occasional lack of solving ability
Solving time : 14:14 – but with one error and I don’t see any typos so I may have been defeated here. I started off pretty well and got stuck in the top right corner … Read more “Times 25984 – another year, same occasional lack of solving ability”