Are Anitas neater? And are you a lover of the lieder?A good offering for Friday from Tracy, which sparked off many random thoughts, only a few fit to mention. About average for me, am getting … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 745 by Tracy Friday, 27 January 2017”
Month: January 2017
TLS Crossword 1157 – “Anniversaries” by Praxiteles – January 6, 2017
The first TLS puzzle of 2017 comes not from my wonted Talos, but from the excellent Praxiteles, and takes as its theme Anniversaries, to wit four literary gentlemen who will be celebrating their 100th, 150th … Read more “TLS Crossword 1157 – “Anniversaries” by Praxiteles – January 6, 2017″
Quick cryptic No 753 by Hurley
An enjoyable offering by Hurley, which took me 13 minutes to complete, although it isn’t all satisfactorily parsed as you will see below. There is a nice mixture of cryptic devices, including several anagrams, a … Read more “Quick cryptic No 753 by Hurley”
Times 26632 – careful what you wish for
Solving time : 22:25. Yesterday I wrote that my slick time would mean that today would be the stinker of all stinkers. And at least to me, it was – there are some better times … Read more “Times 26632 – careful what you wish for”
Times 26631 – you need a spirtle and a shot
When I’d finished it I realised this puzzle has a bit of a gloomy theme to it – there was much complaining and moaning, gnashing of teeth and misery, at 2d, 12d, 20a, and 1d, … Read more “Times 26631 – you need a spirtle and a shot”
QC 752 by Izetti
It’s been a fair while since I’ve had an Izetti offering cropping up on my QC blogging day and I must admit that when they do, I always anticipate a serious grapple (albeit with very … Read more “QC 752 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 751 by Bob and Margaret
I am reliably informed (as always by jacckt) that our setting duo, having premiered a long time ago, now grace the stage with their second QC. Quite a performance it is too – some very … Read more “Quick Cryptic 751 by Bob and Margaret”
Times Cryptic 26630
This took me 25 minutes and was very easy apart from an unknown word for a cat at 25ac and a verbal meaning of a noun at 15dn that I have never come across before. … Read more “Times Cryptic 26630”
Times 26,629 – Where there’s a Will there’s a neigh?
I snuck under the half hour on this puzzle with a scintilla of a Shakespearean theme, which is always pleasing for a non-Olympian type such as I. The right-hand side yielded its secrets first, including … Read more “Times 26,629 – Where there’s a Will there’s a neigh?”
Times Quick Cryptic 750 by Orpheus
Quite remarkably for me I solved this in 5 minutes – my fastest time achieved only once before, 440 puzzles ago, back in May 2015. I’ve always promised myself that if I find I am … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 750 by Orpheus”