I found this one at the easier end of the spectrum, though by no means a walk in the park. Thought 3d was a particularly nice clue – good anagram and amusing surface with a … Read more “Quick Cryptic 597 by Flamande”
Month: June 2016
Quick Cryptic 596 by Felix
Well, you live and learn. 1dn is such a learning point for me and took a lot of my 16 minute solve. Should you get 16ac in advance then 1dn shouldn’t cause too many problems.Otherwise … Read more “Quick Cryptic 596 by Felix”
Times Cryptic 26444
I needed 36 minutes for this fairly straightforward offering that will probably produce some record times on the leader board. Here we go… As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions are in curly … Read more “Times Cryptic 26444”
Quick Cryptic 595 by Pedro
I found this one quite tricky, though in hindsight there’s nothing particularly complicated in it and the grid is friendly enough, with long answers on the top and left sides giving a bunch of helpful … Read more “Quick Cryptic 595 by Pedro”
Times 26443 – Fore!
Solving time: No time, watching the US Open on TV Blogging Music: Schubert, Symphony #9, Boult/LPO My elapsed time was about 54 minutes, but only about half of that was spent looking at the puzzle. … Read more “Times 26443 – Fore!”
Sunday Times 4698 by Dean Mayer – hey hey Mama
The club timer says I took 18:27 to solve this. I think I was interrupted a couple of times by the kids but still, having gone through all the clues to write this blog, I … Read more “Sunday Times 4698 by Dean Mayer – hey hey Mama”
Mephisto 2911 – Tim Moorey
This was a tale of two halves for me. The right hand side of the grid filled up very quickly indeed, but with little spillover to the left hand side of the grid, where I … Read more “Mephisto 2911 – Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 26436 (11th June)
22:22 for this one, where I struggled to get on the setter’s wavelength, although as it was at the end of a 72-hour working week maybe tiredness was also a factor. Or maybe it was … Read more “Saturday Times 26436 (11th June)”
Times 26,441: She Gets Hungry For Puzzles At Eight
An elegantly straightforward puzzle to conclude the week; perhaps they thought your blogger might be a bit the worse for wear after the England-Wales match yesterday (and in fact there exists photographic evidence on Facebook … Read more “Times 26,441: She Gets Hungry For Puzzles At Eight”
Quick Cryptic 594 by Joker
Well, I have to admit, this one defeated me! Didn’t know the fish at 5a, and couldn’t figure out the cryptic, so honours to the setter. After comments from others, see below, it’s clear I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 594 by Joker”