Well, it has been a bit of a struggle this morning. Not the crossword itself, which was easy enough, but accessing it. My iPad app refused to download a new edition of the newspaper despite … Read more “Quick cryptic No 613 by Flamande”
Month: July 2016
Times 26464 – in good company at least…
Solving time : 13:38 but the club timer said I had two incorrect (which is two better than yesterday). Usually this means I have a typo in a checking letter and fortunately it was an … Read more “Times 26464 – in good company at least…”
Times 26463 – what’s not to like?
I found this a straightforward test with no ridiculously easy or obscure clues, plenty of fine wordplay and some humour. It took me 12 or 13 minutes and a few more to make sure I … Read more “Times 26463 – what’s not to like?”
QC 612 by Joker
Apologies – not much commentary on this one – blogging with dodgy WIFI link at Bogota airport so keeping it brief! Unlikely I will be able to field comments, so hopefully some of the usual … Read more “QC 612 by Joker”
Quick Cryptic 611 by Hurley
A bit of a hold up in the top half pushed this over the ten minute mark. Quite a bit of mental agility required in the word play plus a couple of bits of GN … Read more “Quick Cryptic 611 by Hurley”
Times Cryptic 26462
This one took me 48 minutes and was mostly very enjoyable though I struggled with a couple of unknowns, the enzyme and the Hebrew unit of dry weight. Here’s my blog… As usual definitions are … Read more “Times Cryptic 26462”
Times 26461 – Britannia Rules the Waves!
What a weekend for English sport! Lewis Hamilton wins at Silverstone, Froome leads the Tour, Andy Murray reigns at Wimbledon and a Manchester United inspired Portugal beat France at the Euros. Even I got in … Read more “Times 26461 – Britannia Rules the Waves!”
Quick Cryptic 610 by Tracy
When I came to blog this puzzle it seemed quite straightforward but the solving of it took me 13 minutes, 3 over my target and more like double what I really hope to achieve. The … Read more “Quick Cryptic 610 by Tracy”
Sunday Times 4701 by Dean Mayer
An interesting puzzle from Dean this week, containing (I thought – but these things are highly subjective) an unusual number of fairly straightforward clues, coupled with a few that were pretty tricky. 26a, 15d, 19d … Read more “Sunday Times 4701 by Dean Mayer”
Saturday Times 26454 (2nd July)
Solving time 14:19, so a bit tougher than recent Saturdays for me (or I was a bit groggier, whatever). Quite a few oblique definitions made this a fun solve though (eg 4 and 30ac; 1, … Read more “Saturday Times 26454 (2nd July)”