Good Friday, good puzzle. Nothing too obscure in the answers, a nice spattering of anagrams, and most of the definitions were right there at the start of the clue (actually, ALL the across clues had … Read more “Quick Cryptic 809 by Tracy”
Month: April 2017
TLS Crossword 1168 by Talos – March 24, 2017
I found this pretty accessible (for which read I knew some of the information needed) and took around 34 minutes to solve. It contains probably one of the easiest quotation clues ever to grace this … Read more “TLS Crossword 1168 by Talos – March 24, 2017”
Times Quick Cryptic No 808 by Teazel
I really enjoyed this – there lots of lovely clues on show today. I particularly liked the intriguing cryptic definition at 1d and the light bit of black humour at 1ac – got a chuckle … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 808 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic 26698 – April 13, 2017 10 Whoreson Unnecessaries*
You’d have thought that a setter’s determination to cram as many Zeds as possible into the grid would, once twigged, help with the solving, and it did, to an extent, as the odds on a … Read more “Times Cryptic 26698 – April 13, 2017 10 Whoreson Unnecessaries*”
Quick Cryptic 807 by Pedro
I was very quick out of the blocks with this one, but soon found the more difficult clues and ended up with an average time. Nothing too convoluted, although I’m curious to see how many … Read more “Quick Cryptic 807 by Pedro”
Times 26697 – Mr Grumpy today.
Maybe I was just in a bad mood, but I have to say I didn’t enjoy this much (unlike Monday’s cracker; I haven’t done yesterday’s yet). It wasn’t overly difficult and the three words I … Read more “Times 26697 – Mr Grumpy today.”
Quick Cryptic 806 by Joker
9 minutes – so quite straightforward. Some ‘nice’ surfaces – especially 7dn plus a few Roman numerals (6dn) bunged in for good measure. Any questions just ask. ACROSS 1. Sapphire – blue stone. County (SHIRE) … Read more “Quick Cryptic 806 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 26696
30 minutes for all but one clue at 24dn where I didn’t know the answer, and I also had error at 23ac which was a further source of difficulty with 24dn. More about all that … Read more “Times Cryptic 26696”
Times 26695 – Look out below!
Solving time: 26 minutes Music: Dvorak, Cello Concerto, Starker/Dorati/LSO A rather easy solve for me, as the central long answer was a write-in from the definition. On the other hand, I did struggle a little … Read more “Times 26695 – Look out below!”
Quick Cryptic 805 by Flamande
Well here we are, 100 days into the year already, and with Middlesbrough falling slightly short of the Champions League place that I felt sure awaited them after last season’s heady promotion campaign. By contrast, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 805 by Flamande”