It’s Tuesday but this is another Monday puzzle judging by the time it took me to solve which was only 37 minutes. There’s one UK-centric acronym that may cause some head-scratching beyond these shores (and … Read more “Times Cryptic 26870”
Month: October 2017
Times Quick Cryptic 951 by Howzat
Although there were a couple of literary/musical references, everything was fairly and amusingly clued. As I’ve gone through writing the blog I’ve appreciated how many surfaces have been crafted to make a decent meaning – … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 951 by Howzat”
Times 26869 – PBs Beckon
If I can finish this in a smidgen above 16 minutes, then I think we may see one or two sub-4 minutes from the usual suspects, not excluding the fellow who took an extraordinary 20 … Read more “Times 26869 – PBs Beckon”
Times Quick Cryptic 950 by Tracy
This one took me 7 minutes and I think it’s towards the easier end of the spectrum and may suit those who have found recent QCs a little on the hard side. I hope so anyway. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 950 by Tracy”
Mephisto 2982 – Paul McKenna
A reasonable puzzle with some quirky definitions that I enjoyed – echoes of Ximenes. I’ve one query at 28A where I can’t see the cryptic, not having needed it to solve the clue. Across1 Nick … Read more “Mephisto 2982 – Paul McKenna”
Sunday Times 4769 by Jeff Pearce
A highly enjoyable and (in overall terms) not particularly taxing offering from Jeff this week, but with (at least for me) a sting in the tail at 11dn which took me an age to rumble. … Read more “Sunday Times 4769 by Jeff Pearce”
Times Cryptic No 26862 – Saturday, 21 October 2017. Straight down the fairway.
This was a fairly straightforward solve, although not very quick. I finished the LHS first, then the top right, and finally made sense of the bottom right. I’m always happy when there’s no weird vocabulary! … Read more “Times Cryptic No 26862 – Saturday, 21 October 2017. Straight down the fairway.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1289: His Farce From His Elbow
Soooooooo, the idea is to come back to this and decorate it with some witty repartee between now (Friday lunchtime) and tomorrow morning: the flaw in this plan is that I’m off to York on … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1289: His Farce From His Elbow”
Times Quick Cryptic No 949 by Izetti
This seemed to me to be at the harder end of the quickie spectrum, but all the more satisfying to complete successfully. I think there is a misprint in 14d and there were a few … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 949 by Izetti”
Times 26,867: Where Angels Fear To Tread
I’m afraid to say I’m going to skimp on my blogly duties today as I’m off to York for Sloggers and Betters tomorrow, and I’ve still got a Cryptic Jumbo to write up in time … Read more “Times 26,867: Where Angels Fear To Tread”