I found this very good. Started off slowly with a first sweep of the acrosses, but it all opened up nicely and I would have finished just within my target 10 minutes had I not … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 908 by Tracy”
Month: August 2017
Times Cryptic No 26818, 31st August 2017. Up across and down.
On Thursday blogging days I do the puzzle in the Times edition version, because that turns up a few minutes after midnight, and the club version some hour or so later, so don’t expect to … Read more “Times Cryptic No 26818, 31st August 2017. Up across and down.”
Times 26817
Well it’s hotter than Lord Flashman’s pants here today, so we’re hunkering down indoors with shutters shut as if we’ve gone off to the seaside to join all the French in bouchons. Not a difficult … Read more “Times 26817”
Quick Cryptic 907 by Teazel
A tricky quickie, with many unusual synonyms playing a role in both cryptic and definition parts of the clue. I was very slow to fill in the right hand side, and discovered two errors (!) … Read more “Quick Cryptic 907 by Teazel”
Times Jumbo 1279, and a farewell
Apologies for the late posting – I’ve been away, with very limited internet access. Here it is: my final blog on the Times Jumbo. It’s been a lot of fun, but it’s time for someone … Read more “Times Jumbo 1279, and a farewell”
Times Cryptic 26816
There was some tricky wordplay here and several words unknown to me so I’m a little surprised that I needed only 27 minutes to solve it. Mohn2 kindly advised me that last Monday I posted … Read more “Times Cryptic 26816”
Times Quick Cryptic 906 by Alconiere
A lot of clever clues here which have been a pleasure to blog. I seemed to be taking quite a time completing the grid but the two long ones and the programming language went straight … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 906 by Alconiere”
Times 26815 – “He used to carry his guitar in…..”
Time: 29 minutes Music: Beethoven Violin Concerto, Karajan/Ferras/BS I started out quickly enough, but soon came to a rather sudden and complete halt. The smooth clues made it difficult to separate the cryptic from … Read more “Times 26815 – “He used to carry his guitar in…..””
Quick Cryptic 905 by Flamande
A puzzle of average difficulty from Flamande today, with his usual credible surfaces. I would guess that 15D might be the only uncommon word for solvers, assuming that everyone has at least a passing familiarity … Read more “Quick Cryptic 905 by Flamande”
Mephisto 2973 – Paul McKenna
Greetings all – sorry about the lateness of this one, but I lost access to the crossword club and since I was out of town I had not printed the Mephisto in advance last week. … Read more “Mephisto 2973 – Paul McKenna”