Inside 10 minutes for this entertaining little offering from Tracy, so after some slow solves earlier this week, I feel that I am back on track, or on the wavelength. Some less common words here … Read more “Quick cryptic No 883 by Tracy”
Month: July 2017
Times 26788 – little kids, little fish and a German waterway
Solving time : 7:20. I was relieved when this one came out as correct because I made a silly typo yesterday and had an incorrect answer on Tuesday, so it has been shaping up to … Read more “Times 26788 – little kids, little fish and a German waterway”
Times 26787 – biological salad
Nothing too challenging in this pleasant offering, which took me around 20 minutes and no need for Wiki visits. 10a was my LOI because it took me a little while to link the definition to … Read more “Times 26787 – biological salad”
Quick Cryptic 882 by Oran
Blog done in a hurry as off on trip across Europe so apologies for any errors. Sorry will not be able to field any queries / comments today whilst en route, but I’m sure the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 882 by Oran”
Times Cryptic 26786
I needed only 25 minutes for this one, so completed it comfortably within my half-hour target. I’m not convinced it was particularly easy so perhaps I was on the setter’s wavelength for once (and yes, … Read more “Times Cryptic 26786”
Time Quick Cryptic 881 by Teazel
11 minutes to the second for this very enjoyable outing which kicks off with with the excellent Peanuts. A few religious references and lots of other fun clues made this a real pleasure – thanks, … Read more “Time Quick Cryptic 881 by Teazel”
Times 26785 – blue, coal, crested, long-tailed or great: they’re all here
This was a pleasant Mondayish sort of offering, where the main hurdle to overcome for those not possessing the needed history, spelling, memory or Cockney Rhyming Slang skills was the spelling of the old Egyptian … Read more “Times 26785 – blue, coal, crested, long-tailed or great: they’re all here”
Times Quick Cryptic 880 by Joker
A very enjoyable 10-minute solve with some excellent surface readings. I don’t think there are any difficult words or unusual meanings, just one definition I needed to check after completing the grid to make sure … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 880 by Joker”
Times Jumbo 1274
Apologies for the slightly late posting of this – I was away from the computer all day yesterday. No really obscure words/phrases this time, and a straightforward solve, I thought. As usual, * indicates an … Read more “Times Jumbo 1274”
Mephisto 2968 – by Don Manley
I found this on the easy side but with one clue not fully parsed – 19A. I surprised myself by knowing both the name of a pop group and of a tennis player from yester-year; … Read more “Mephisto 2968 – by Don Manley”