Right, now. Clearly a lot of today’s discussion will revolve around the pros and cons of the new site, like not working at midnight, so I solved on the newspaper site, which the new site … Read more “Times Cryptic 26794 3rd August 2017. Somewhere, a crossword!”
Month: August 2017
Times 26793 – The classical Wednesday ‘Thriller’, or monkey puzzle.
I think this is the kind of puzzle that seasoned solvers and classicists will skip through, having seen some of the more obscure words before, while those on the nursery slopes may struggle. It’s not … Read more “Times 26793 – The classical Wednesday ‘Thriller’, or monkey puzzle.”
Quick Cryptic 887 by Joker
A satisfying and entertaining solve! I was immediately stumped by 1dn, having never heard of the (dictionary says “dated”) synonym for boycott, and was helped at 5dn by the very generous definition and wordplay. Final … Read more “Quick Cryptic 887 by Joker”
The Changes at the Crossword Club
The forthcoming changes at the Crossword Club have now been officially announced: https://www.crosswordclub.co.uk/forum/forum_thread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=250659&pnum=1 As far as the brain trust here at TftT can see, these changes will have little impact on us, except for the … Read more “The Changes at the Crossword Club”
Times Cryptic 26792
After yesterday’s easy run this one presented me with much more of a challenge. My solve started well enough and I appeared to be heading for completion in 30-40 minutes but I had problems in … Read more “Times Cryptic 26792”
Times Quick Cryptic 886 by Hurley
Clocked stopped at 9.43 with loi 15ac. Nothing too difficult here and although 10ac may be less familiar to non-nautical types, the whole grid is fairly clued. Quite a few words from the clue go … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 886 by Hurley”