A pleasant, gentle offering today from Oran which will provide regulars with fast times and newcomers with a welcome confidence boost, I suspect. For me, it was plain sailing up until the last couple (15ac … Read more “Quick Cryptic 732 by Oran”
Month: December 2016
Sunday Times 4726 by David McLean
I would normally wait a week to post this, but the solution to this puzzle has already been published so I’ll just go ahead, now that I have a little bit of time in which … Read more “Sunday Times 4726 by David McLean”
Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic Extra No 01 by Tim Moorey
A puzzle from the archive that was originally published on Christmas Day 2011 as ST4465.
Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic Extra No 02 by Jeff Pearce
This puzzle is from the archive and was originally published on 21 October 2012 as ST4508.
Quick Cryptic 731 by Izetti
I had thought this might be a gentle, festive offering today – but our setter has finer ideals in mind. Having divined that we’d got a little soft and flabby over Christmas, Izetti has thoughtfully … Read more “Quick Cryptic 731 by Izetti”
Times 26606
I’ve no solving time for this as I fell asleep in the process but I doubt it was much, if anything, less than an hour. Here’s my blog… As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times 26606”
Times 26605 – Like a Lambda to the Slaughter
I ended the old year as I mean to carry on in the new one, cheating like a proverbial on this to finish in a half decent time. It seems like my new year’s resolution … Read more “Times 26605 – Like a Lambda to the Slaughter”
Times Quick Cryptic 730 by Joker
When I came to blog this everything seemed perfectly straightforward so I’m not sure why I needed 13 minutes (i.e. 3 over my target time) to complete the grid. Here’s my blog… As usual definitions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 730 by Joker”
Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic Extra No 03 by Dean Mayer
This puzzle is from the archive and was originally published in 8 September 2013 as ST4554.
Surprise! Mephisto 2939 – Tim Moorey
I didn’t realise this was coming – Mephisto 2939 is up on the Crossword Club, not as a competition puzzle, with the solution immediately available. I figured I’d write it up, since I usually do … Read more “Surprise! Mephisto 2939 – Tim Moorey”