Maybe because I’m on holiday with little or no time away from the young ones, I found this a mite trickier than the usual Friday puzzle. In retrospect there’s nothing unfair or obscure, but Mr … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 354 by Hurley”
Month: July 2015
Quick Cryptic 353 by Joker
I’m standing in at the last minute for Macavity so I’m afraid we’re missing the full clues today, but I have included all the definitions and words relevant to wordplay so I hope everything is … Read more “Quick Cryptic 353 by Joker”
Times 26152 – when one George struggles with another
Solving time : 16:49 on the club timer, and since there’s already a sub-10, I suspect this is going to be a challenge of general knowledge. I know it’s not a written rule, but I … Read more “Times 26152 – when one George struggles with another”
Quick Cryptic No. 352 by Flamande
Maybe because my brain is in holiday mode at the moment, I found this one quite tricky in parts. No obvious reason why – all good, very fair clueing and no obscurities (other than possibly … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 352 by Flamande”
Times 26,151: Gordius’s Revenge
I am a little bit worried that I’m becoming ubiquitous in this blog community so I WILL keep things brief today, in my covering-for-the-inimitable-pipkirby capacity… This eminently 29a puzzle did seem like a good match … Read more “Times 26,151: Gordius’s Revenge”
Times 26,150
I solved this late last night but couldn’t muster the energy to blog until I’d had a night’s sleep. Going back to check the leaderboard now, I can follow modern management practice: conduct a 360 … Read more “Times 26,150”
Quick Cryptic No 351 by Izetti
A couple of long anagrams, an unknown violinist and all sorts of trouble in the toilet department (!) meant this one took 14 minutes and, I think, qualifies as a medium to hard. As usual … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 351 by Izetti”
Times 26149 – A Minor Hiccough
I found this tougher than I oughta,Confusing my creatures of the water.While misspelling my chemical whatnotCan’t be said to have helped a whole lot. 50 minutes. ACROSS 1. GRAMPUS – ‘sea creature’ (a dolphin); GRAM … Read more “Times 26149 – A Minor Hiccough”
Times Quick Cryptic 350 by Teazel
16 minutes. I’m not on best solving form at the moment and this one gave me some trouble not helped that it took me so long to solve 1ac where I was convinced the answer … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 350 by Teazel”
Mephisto 2862 by Don Manley
A slightly strange grid that created in effect two almost separate crosswords, one on top of the other Some minor quibbles at 11A, 2D and 21D but overall a straightforward medium strength puzzle Across 4 … Read more “Mephisto 2862 by Don Manley”