29th December 2016 at 10:41 PM – Times for The Times

TLS Crossword 1154 by Myrtilus – December 9, 2016 2016 Survivors Edition

Zabadak29th December 2016 at 10:41 PM10 September 2025Other Crosswords

Another very convincing guide to the art of writing proper crossword clues, even when you know the temptation for the solver, with the long ones, is to let the wordplay go hang. Very smooth and … Read more “TLS Crossword 1154 by Myrtilus – December 9, 2016 2016 Survivors Edition”

Quick cryptic No 733 by Teazel

TheRotter29th December 2016 at 8:09 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

I don’t think I remember a QC as difficult as this, taking me a full 31 minutes – I definitely wasn’t 23a 8a, and the answers failed to 4d for what felt like an eternity. … Read more “Quick cryptic No 733 by Teazel”

Times 26608 – in which I am forced to eat my old hat

glh29th December 2016 at 12:46 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Welcome to a blogger’s nightmare. I thought I had gone through this quite nicely in 9:22, then submitted and find out that I have one incorrect answer (there are two correct solutions in). I’ve spent … Read more “Times 26608 – in which I am forced to eat my old hat”