A straightfoward enough puzzle, no obscurities, 16 minutes, a few cunning traps to fall into if you were a biffer, and yes, it’s there, just; today’s cricket related clue, near the end. I wonder (but … Read more “Times 26217 – it’s there, just.”
Month: September 2015
Quick Cryptic Number 407 by Joker
A nice variety of clues including more than the usual number of homophones and many classic devices. I though this was going to go in a flash, but I definitely slowed down in the bottom … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 407 by Joker”
Quick Cryptic No 406 by Orpheus
Huge problems today – Livejournal is not saving drafts and the iPad isn’t allowing me to place letters or identify text to copy. This all after I blogged the wrong crossword and had HTML errors … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 406 by Orpheus”
Times Cryptic 26216
I got off to quite a slow start which was discouraging on a blogging day and I thought for a while I might be in trouble, but with perseverance it gradually came together and I … Read more “Times Cryptic 26216”
Times 26,215 – Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad!
I’m still in mourning. Thank goodness I didn’t watch the match. Gaskets would have been blown. Maybe the Australia of the northern hemisphere will fare better against their southern counterparts. As to the crossword, a … Read more “Times 26,215 – Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad!”
Quick Cryptic 405 by Mara
I thought this was a most enjoyable offering from Mara, with a selection of nice surfaces (e.g. 3D) and a good wodge of anagrams to allow solvers to gain a foothold on the puzzle. My … Read more “Quick Cryptic 405 by Mara”
Sunday Times 4660 by Tim Moorey: short in duration
Another plain vanilla one from Tim Moorey which I polished off in 12:11. After last week’s stinker from Dean I feel like I’ve dodged a bullet. This puzzle came in for some stick on the … Read more “Sunday Times 4660 by Tim Moorey: short in duration”
Mephisto 2873 – Paul McKenna
This one wasn’t as tricky as it look at a first glance – I think on a first reading of the across clues I was only able to get three of them, but slowly the … Read more “Mephisto 2873 – Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 26208 (19 Sept)
Solving time 10:08, so pretty straightforward for a Saturday. Sorry for the brevity today, but I’m off out and only had half an hour to throw something together! Across 1 A great deal, reduced green … Read more “Saturday Times 26208 (19 Sept)”
Jumbo 1168
Definitely a quicker one. I completed this and the Saturday Times puzzle in around 30 minutes. I don’t think there is anything to question in this one, nor anything particularly outstanding – a standard Saturday … Read more “Jumbo 1168”