Posting this very quickly as we have just returned from vacation. Apologies for any errors – will fix ASAP. A few clues solved from the wordplay that needed dictionary confirmation Across 1 REACTIONARIES – RE … Read more “Jumbo 1153”
Month: June 2015
Saturday Times 26124 (13th June)
Solving time 19:09, so a bit on the sluggish side for me. Probably just because I solved it on the way home from work on Monday, and I was a bit tired as it was … Read more “Saturday Times 26124 (13th June)”
Quick Cryptic No 334 by Hurley – anagram practice time
A medium level quickie with no obscure words or unfair clues today, good setting Mr Hurley, a couple of long anagrams to unravel, not much else to add. Across 1 SATURN – SA = saw … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 334 by Hurley – anagram practice time”
Times 26,129: The Bad Revolting Stars
A very enjoyable puzzle, I thought, with some truly groanworthy puns coming thick and fast until I was sure the setter had been having a lot of fun compiling this. Nice mix of the highfalutin … Read more “Times 26,129: The Bad Revolting Stars”
Times Quick Crossword No 333 by Teazel – The Wordsum of all the Parts
Solving time: relatively straightforward Sorry for the delay, but still trekking back and forth for treatment on my pesky leg. I did wonder if we would get a special puzzle to celebrate the number today, … Read more “Times Quick Crossword No 333 by Teazel – The Wordsum of all the Parts”
Times 26128 – now we are five?
Solving time : Oh wow – I hit the submit button at 13:02 on the club timer… and look to see where I am on the leader board. Not on the front page, oh no… … Read more “Times 26128 – now we are five?”
Times June 1982 – online puzzle in place of championship qualifier #3
In 1982 I was working all hours in Dublin and my cruciverbalising was confined to ‘Crosaire’ in the Irish Times, when time allowed. As I remember, those fine puzzles were considerably harder than this one; … Read more “Times June 1982 – online puzzle in place of championship qualifier #3”
Times Quick Cryptic 332 by Oran
A most enjoyable, slightly different flavour of puzzle today with a number of cryptic style clues and definitions, and less clues based on deconstruction and reconstruction of words. A few that went in easily enough … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 332 by Oran”
Times 26,126
Morning, all. I solved this when I got in late last night, but felt too tired to stay up and blog it. That means I can now see how my overnight time compared to others … Read more “Times 26,126”
Quick Cryptic No 331 by Tracy
Some challenging clues in an entertaining, medium difficulty (12 minutes) puzzle. The SW caused me more problems than elsewhere but I’m not sure why now. Some of the word play took a little puzzling out … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 331 by Tracy”