It helped that I knew both the quotations and that they were longish ones anchoring the puzzle top and bottom. And with one exception (17d) the literary refrences were more or less within my range. … Read more “TLS Crossword 1176 by Talos – May 19, 2017”
Day: 8th June 2017
Times Quick Cryptic No 848 by Juno
A quick, and possibly unreliable, search shows this to be only Juno’s fourth puzzle – the previous one being QC 430, all the way back in November 2015. On that occasion, blogged by Jack, there … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 848 by Juno”
Times Cryptic 26746 – June 8, 2017 No X here
Resolutely eschewing even the tiniest hint of politics, this maintains the absolute neutrality required on the actual polling day, lest any of us should be tempted to adjust our voting intentions by the least part … Read more “Times Cryptic 26746 – June 8, 2017 No X here”