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”
Day: 30th 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.”