This was my first blog from the new Crossword Club site. I was able to solve on paper more or less as usual. The only real hiccup came when I tried to cut and paste … Read more “Times Cryptic No 26796, Saturday, 05 August 2017. Everything old is new again?”
Month: August 2017
Times 26,801: Keep Calm And Carry On
I don’t think this puzzle was quite as tricksy as yesterday’s number (I haven’t checked the Club leaderboard for confirmation yet though), but thanks to a few clever clues it ended up taking me approximately … Read more “Times 26,801: Keep Calm And Carry On”
Quick Cryptic 894 by Teazel
Reasonably smooth going today. I solved this having got up early to take Mrs Curarist to the airport, so I am a bit more awake than usual, It came in just under 7 minutes. Lots … Read more “Quick Cryptic 894 by Teazel”
TLS Crossword 1185 – “1 Across and 1 Down” by Praxiteles – July 21, 2017.
ENVOI “Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery”. The theme of this excellent puzzle is Jane Austen – for obvious reasons (the 200th anniversary of her death). There seems to have been some controversy … Read more “TLS Crossword 1185 – “1 Across and 1 Down” by Praxiteles – July 21, 2017.”
Times 26800 – was this to your 8?
Solving time : 17:36 – one of the more difficult solves for me, though at the end I’m kicking myself for some fairly simple wordplay that I was just too dense to see at the … Read more “Times 26800 – was this to your 8?”
Times Quick Cryptic No 893 by Izetti
A mostly excellent workout from Izetti which I predict will cause some new solvers a few problems. I certainly struggled with some parts of this and took well over my target of 15 minutes. There … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 893 by Izetti”
Times 26799 – when it comes to money
This is one of those puzzles where a good few of the answers seem to have some kind of vague theme running through, but you can’t quite say it’s thematic. I’m thinking of, for example, … Read more “Times 26799 – when it comes to money”
Quick Cryptic 892 by Tracy
A thoroughly enjoyable puzzle from Tracy which contained a nice mix of a few “gimmes” (e.g. 12ac, 3dn) and some more tricky stuff. I particularly liked the nicely disguised hidden at 8ac, the literary postman … Read more “Quick Cryptic 892 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic 26798
This one took me 48 minutes. I found it quite tricky with a number of rather intricate parsings. For some reason my LOI (19ac) took for ever to parse but I had stopped the clock … Read more “Times Cryptic 26798”
Times Quick Cryptic 891 by Felix – it’s a gas…
Four long answers look daunting but break down quite simply. With these in, the rest ought to follow reasonable easily. I took 12 minutes but spent some time chewing on some word play. I quite … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 891 by Felix – it’s a gas…”