As a complete contrast to yesterday’s puzzle – answer after answer went straight in and I thought I may have been in PB territory. However, the lower half proved a little more challenging and I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 826 by Flamande”
Month: May 2017
Times 26720
My first blog for a while following an unexpected major op that put me out of commission for a couple of weeks, and thanks to all who expressed their good wishes. I appear to have … Read more “Times 26720”
Times 26719 – Cunning methods, indeed!
Solving time: 29 minutes Music: Holst, The Planets, Previn/LSO I started out reading the first clues, parsing them, and writing in the answers in rapid succession. As I solved, I was thinking ‘My, these clues … Read more “Times 26719 – Cunning methods, indeed!”
Quick Cryptic 825 by Izetti
I think the consensus has been that Izetti sets some of the harder Quick Cryptics around but this one seems to be a little milder in terms of difficulty, no doubt courtesy of the half-dozen … Read more “Quick Cryptic 825 by Izetti”
Sunday Times 4744 by David McLean
The club timer shows 14:46 for this, but I lost my internet connection halfway through, so all the answers disappeared on submission and I had to type them in again. So about 11-12 minutes allowing … Read more “Sunday Times 4744 by David McLean”
Mephisto 2957 – Tim Moorey
Strange solve this one – usually I complete the grid in chunks, but there were not a lot of answers that I got on a first pass, so it was a more sporadinc scratching my … Read more “Mephisto 2957 – Tim Moorey”
Times Saturday 26712 – April 29, 2017. Frankly, I did it his way.
This was heavy in historical references and obscure (to me, at least) foreign nouns, which may have slowed down those solvers who don’t already have a Master’s rating in useless information. The rest of us … Read more “Times Saturday 26712 – April 29, 2017. Frankly, I did it his way.”
Times Jumbo 1261
Greetings, earthlings, and welcome to another Jumbo Blog. Here we have yet another puzzle of average difficulty IMHO, with just a smattering of unknowns that (or is it which?) precipitated a flurry of t’internet research. … Read more “Times Jumbo 1261”
Times 26,717: Oh Say Can You See
A puzzle that should go down well with our Stateside constituents, I reckon, with at least 3 answers to be found on the American map rather than Surrey for a change, and a food item … Read more “Times 26,717: Oh Say Can You See”
Quick Cryptic 824 by Oran
Late edit. I completely missed the message from the setter in the grid. He’s wishing COLE RAIN (Coleraine) GOOD LUCK TOMORROW in the IRISH CUP FINAL at WINDSOR PARK. Very nice. Not sure whether there’s … Read more “Quick Cryptic 824 by Oran”