An enjoyable offering from Mara. Took me about five and a half minutes, so I’m thinking it was on the easier side of average difficulty. What did you think? There was nothing too devious in … Read more “Quick Cryptic 679 by Mara”
Month: October 2016
TLS 1143 by Broteas, Sept 23rd – the end of all our exploring
One of the joys of blogging a TLS puzzle is the time you get to spend researching clues that almost everyone else threw in with a shrug and a “Gotta be”. This week there were … Read more “TLS 1143 by Broteas, Sept 23rd – the end of all our exploring”
Times Quick Cryptic No 678 by Izetti
Another lovely puzzle from Izetti. Probably around par in terms of difficulty for this setter – I took a notch over 14 mins. I was delayed a bit by the NW, having a mental block … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 678 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic 26542 – October 13, 2016 The royal I and I
24.40 completes a set of times in the 40’s, 30’s, 20’ and 10’s this week, and it remains to be seen at which end I complete the running flush. I look forward to seeing what … Read more “Times Cryptic 26542 – October 13, 2016 The royal I and I”
Times 26541 – worth the p-pain
Had this not been a blog-day, I might well have put this one down after half an hour, with only two-thirds of it filled in. I wasn’t particulary enjoying it, my arthritic hip was sore … Read more “Times 26541 – worth the p-pain”
Quick Cryptic 677 by Rongo
A pleasant, gentle offering from Rongo today. Nothing too tricky and no obscurities. Thanks to our setter. Definitions underlined: DD = double definition: anagrams indicated by *(–): omitted letters indicated by {-} Across 1 Conventional … Read more “Quick Cryptic 677 by Rongo”
Quick Cryptic 676 by Alfie
I’m not if sure Alfie is a new setter but the name doesn’t seem familiar – anyway he (presumably) is most welcome. This was a mixture of easy and challenging clues 4dn/9ac proved enough challenge … Read more “Quick Cryptic 676 by Alfie”
Times Cryptic 26540
My problems finishing off continued today and I resorted to aids for two answers as the hour approached. The one at 7dn I should have got but I was still missing the first checker and … Read more “Times Cryptic 26540”
Quick Cryptic 675 by Orpheus
An enjoyable puzzle from Orpheus to start the week. No hiddens or reverse hiddens, only one partial and one full anagram, and only one long answer, so a paucity of what would probably be described … Read more “Quick Cryptic 675 by Orpheus”
Times 26,539 – Who, me?
Solving time: 66 minutes 29 seconds Music: None, still in Connecticut. This was a real toughie. It’s not a bank holiday, so I wonder what got into them. Maybe they’re out to disprove the ‘easy … Read more “Times 26,539 – Who, me?”