A few days before this puzzle was posted Peter Biddlecombe revealed the identities of the 4 setters here. Praxiteles is D. G. Tallis who sets for the Telegraph, the Times (Listener), the Church Times and … Read more “TLS 1129 by Praxiteles – June 10, 2016”
Month: June 2016
Times 26445 – 3rd Qualifier for 2016 Championships, published 22 June
13 minutes for this straightforward puzzle, much the same level as the first two qualifiers as one would expect. My LOI was 17a which took a minute or two, running through the possibilities to find … Read more “Times 26445 – 3rd Qualifier for 2016 Championships, published 22 June”
Quick cryptic No 603 by Hurley
Some very nice and compact clueing in this offering by Hurley. Nothing too difficult or obscure, so perfect fare for the Quick Cryptic, with a nice selection of clue types and devices, including a definition … Read more “Quick cryptic No 603 by Hurley”
Times 26452: You spin me right round baby, right round.
Solving time : 27:07. Yikes! This is the most difficult puzzle I can recall in a while. It may have been that I started on it three pints in, but right now I am the … Read more “Times 26452: You spin me right round baby, right round.”
Times 26451 – order amongst the chaos
A fine Ximenean offering, after last week’s looser job from 1977. It took me 25 minutes of which 24d and 29a used up the last five or so. There’s much scope for biffing so no … Read more “Times 26451 – order amongst the chaos”
Quick Cryptic 602 by Mara
A pleasant puzzle at the easier end of the spectrum, I thought, although for some reason I took a bit of time to spot what was going on in 2dn and 12 dn. Not much … Read more “Quick Cryptic 602 by Mara”
Quick Cryptic 601 by Tracy
A magic crossword at a good QC level – 10 minutes. Quite a lot of turning bits of word play and a French novelist to keep us on our toes but nothing too hard. Thanks … Read more “Quick Cryptic 601 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic 26450
I wasn’t giving this my full attention whilst solving (I was listening to referendum fall-out) so although I filled in about two-thirds of it fairly quickly, say within 25 minutes, I then got stuck and … Read more “Times Cryptic 26450”
Quick Cryptic 600 by Orpheus
The milestone QC puzzles (today is #600) fall on my watch and I am always hoping the setter may have a special treat in store for us to mark the occasion. Unfortunately that’s not so … Read more “Quick Cryptic 600 by Orpheus”
Times 26449 – Little to argue about
Solving time: 14 minutes Blogging Music: Richard Thompson, Mock Tudor I’m back, filling in for Ulaca, who is doing a little traveling this week. This time around, I have gotten the typical easy Monday puzzle. … Read more “Times 26449 – Little to argue about”