Times Quick Cryptic no 674 by Flamande Friday 7th October 2016

Front of 1ac, 24. The clock said 7’55”, about average for me, but there are some beauties here. 1d, 11, 18, 24, the excellent 4d and the sublime 3d all make for a very satisfying … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic no 674 by Flamande Friday 7th October 2016”

TLS Crossword 1142 by Myrtilus, September 16 2016 Buddy can you spare a definition?

There are a lot of very concise and not terribly revealing definitions scattered throughout: An author, a writer, a queen, a poet, a nurse, this rifleman, so it’s just as well they’re tied to lucid … Read more “TLS Crossword 1142 by Myrtilus, September 16 2016 Buddy can you spare a definition?”