The Quicky has been going for just over a year now and, though it’s hard to know how many people have been attracted to the crossword world because of it, we’ve definitely seen a dozen … Read more “Quick Cryptic 265 by Joker”
Month: March 2015
Jumbo 1136 – Feb 28th
Neat and tidy offering, consistent level of cluing with no stinkers or tricky vocabulary. Answers went in steadily and in good time. Across 1 CASHPOINT – (shop it can)* 6 THROW IN – ROW = … Read more “Jumbo 1136 – Feb 28th”
Sunday Times 4632 by Dean Mayer
18:33. I found most of this straightforward. In fact some of the clues are very easy indeed, a feature that elicited some complaints in last week’s puzzle. But of course there’s absolutely nothing wrong with … Read more “Sunday Times 4632 by Dean Mayer”
Mephisto 2845 – Tim Moorey
I’ve solved it but I’m too tired to write a coherent blog and I think one or two of you might notice the difference. I’ll get this up tomorrow sometime. And now it is tomorow … Read more “Mephisto 2845 – Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 26040 (7th March)
The last two weeks have been hard work for me, and I’ve hardly touched a crossword (the pile is mounting up, although I did manage to clear some of the backlog over the last couple … Read more “Saturday Times 26040 (7th March)”
Times 26,045: Womble Rampage
Well, this broke my run of ~12 minute Friday solves in fine style: in the end I squeaked in just seconds before the 25 mark. I thought this was a doozy of a puzzle; just … Read more “Times 26,045: Womble Rampage”
Quick Cryptic No 264 by Mara – one thing leads to another
At first read, quite a few of these clues’ answers are not obvious, but once the easier and longer ones are in place, the checking letters help a lot; it took me ten or eleven … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 264 by Mara – one thing leads to another”
Quick Cryptic No 263 by Rongo
Late in the day I noticed the blog wasn’t up – so, hoping I’m not getting in anyone’s way, here’s a last minute substitute effort – necessarily brief. Fortunately this was not too taxing (8 … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 263 by Rongo”
Times 26044 – NETT vs NET
I’m on my way back to my usual home base of Asheville, but right now in a delay at the airport in Calgary. I’m hoping I’ll make it to Chicago in time to get the … Read more “Times 26044 – NETT vs NET”
Quick Cryptic No 262 by Flamande
An enjoyable Quick Cryptic puzzle which I thought passed the Goldilocks test with flying colours – not too hard, not too easy, just about right. Thanks very much to Flamande for this offering. Several common … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 262 by Flamande”