I hope I’m not alone in finding this one quite tricky. There is plenty to get you started, including several short answers and two hidden words (although one is cleverly obfuscated by brackets), and yet … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 317 by Tracey”
Month: May 2015
Quick Cryptic No 316 by Hurley
Two long anagrams, an unusual instrument and a great clue at 20ac add interest and challenge. Congrats to Norwich City for their success yesterday (commiserations to Boro) – I don’t think I can blame the … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 316 by Hurley”
Times Cryptic 26108
Once again I thought I was in for a tricky solve as I read through many a clue before finding an answer that leapt to mind at 5dn, but as I progressed it came together … Read more “Times Cryptic 26108”
Times 26107 – Over and over, more or less
Solving time: 23 minutes Music: Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante, Davis/LSO. We’re back to the easy Monday mode, with many of the clues being chestnuts that I was unfortunately very slow to recognize. My LOI was particularly … Read more “Times 26107 – Over and over, more or less”
Quick Cryptic 315 by Joker
Today is the Spring bank holiday in the UK, though the rest of the world shouldn’t feel left out as there’s a preponderance of other observances to occupy one’s time, including Africa Day, Geek Pride … Read more “Quick Cryptic 315 by Joker”
Sunday Times 4642 by Tim Moorey
15:27. I spent over half of this time staring at 19ac. I came up with what turned out to be the answer very quickly, but I couldn’t justify it in any way so I spent … Read more “Sunday Times 4642 by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2855 – Paul McKenna
I have a closing night tonight and won’t get this done until early-afternoon Sunday UK time. Feel free to query below, the hive mind of Mephisto solvers I’m sure will assist. Hope nobody was seriously … Read more “Mephisto 2855 – Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 26100 (16th May)
Solving time 12:15, helped by the two 15-letter answers going straight in. 1ac was tricky to parse and I had to wait until all the crossers were in. Some grammatical oddities in the grid – … Read more “Saturday Times 26100 (16th May)”
Jumbo 1148
Nothing too tricky here. A couple of unfamiliar words (15A, 17A) and a few nice clues (37A in particular) No solving time noted Across 1 TEPID – TEP = PET = favourite, reversed, I.D. = … Read more “Jumbo 1148”
Quick Cryptic No 314 by Oran
I don’t know why our setter trades as ‘Oran’ – no doubt there is a story behind it, or perhaps he is Mr Gutan, who knows. Either way, he sets a good entry level puzzle … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 314 by Oran”