A wholly enjoyable 15 minutes – this period of fun and frivolity extended by the long clues round the edges. I was also easily led into misdirection – particularly at 8ac and 14dn. Unusually we … Read more “Quick Cryptic 756 by Pedro”
Month: January 2017
Times Cryptic 26636
I completed this in 33 minutes so it would rank among the easier puzzles of recent days but for the fact that I had one careless error. There are a couple of words or meanings … Read more “Times Cryptic 26636”
Times 26635 – The slowie
Solving time: 71 minutes Music: Allen Pettersson, Symphony #6 After solving the Quickie in a little more than 7 minutes, I thought I was a hot solver – then the main puzzle came along. This … Read more “Times 26635 – The slowie”
Quick Cryptic 755 by Howzat
Unless I’m mistaken, this is the debut appearance of our setter Howzat (or at least the debut appearance of this particular incarnation of an existing setter), bringing the number of different pseudonyms in the Quicky … Read more “Quick Cryptic 755 by Howzat”
Sunday Times 4730 by Jeff Pearce
9:29. A gentle offering from Jeff Pearce this week, and I’m pleased to report that my submission was all correct, which makes it unlikely that I am going to make quite as much of a … Read more “Sunday Times 4730 by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 2943 – Paul McKenna
I found this one pretty strightforward and had more than two thirds finished before needing recourse to the dictionary, but at the end I have a few pieces of wordplay that are eluding me, hopefully … Read more “Mephisto 2943 – Paul McKenna”
JUMBO 1246
Crikey, there’s no peace for the wicked when you get a plethora of bank holidays. It seems like only 3 weeks ago that I was last on Jumbo blogging duty. Another very straightforward puzzle on … Read more “JUMBO 1246”
Saturday Times 26628 (21st Jan)
Solvng time 16:48. Found this one hard to get into, solved mostly from the bottom up. Looking back at it this morning I’m not sure why – they all seem pretty straightforward apart from a … Read more “Saturday Times 26628 (21st Jan)”
Times 26,633: Def Con One
A preponderance of double defs, whimsical defs, cryptic defs and even deaf composers made this something of a wavelengthy puzzle I suspect – I was glad to slide in just under the 7 minute mark, … Read more “Times 26,633: Def Con One”
Club Monthly 20196 January 2017
Solving Time: Under 40mins, which may actually be a pb, though I no don’t care much about such things .. at my age, simple completion is miracle enough :-), and speed is overrated anyway. Enjoyment, … Read more “Club Monthly 20196 January 2017”