I see this is Wurm’s third outing, the previous two being June and August of this year. June’s was deemed quite easy; August’s was deemed quite hard. This is decidedly in the latter category, if … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 948 by Wurm”
Month: October 2017
Times 26865 – to wit, to woo, this was fun. But tricky.
I came to this straight after finishing another, easier puzzle and feeling ‘warmed up.’ However I soon cooled down as my first pass saw only a few clues in the NW corner filled in and … Read more “Times 26865 – to wit, to woo, this was fun. But tricky.”
Quick Cryptic 947 by Orpheus
Of course, part of me hopes that you all sailed through this without a second thought, but the other part hopes I’m not faced with the humiliation of across-the-board sub-10 minute solves this morning, because … Read more “Quick Cryptic 947 by Orpheus”
Times 26866 – things that go 1 across in the night
Solving time : 11:42 for an interesting crossword. There’s a few obscurities here, though I think everything is accessible from the wordplay, though one long anagram may not come readily. Several hyphenated answers and a … Read more “Times 26866 – things that go 1 across in the night”
Times Cryptic 26864
Over an hour yet again, delayed and nearly defeated by an unknown foreign currency and yet another Ancient Greek clued with reference to an unknown Spanish dance. That said, this was mostly an entertaining and lively … Read more “Times Cryptic 26864”
Times Quick Cryptic 946 by Corelli
Corelli has served up an enticing blend of compelling surfaces and word plays which require plenty of mental gymnastics. It took 14 enjoyable minutes to piece it all together. There’s an echo of yesterday’s puzzle … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 946 by Corelli”
Times 26863: Trouble in Futhark City?
I have no time for this one, as it was done while watching golf on TV. Justin Thomas, despite a couple of mistakes, is an absolutely fearless player, and the US now has the top … Read more “Times 26863: Trouble in Futhark City?”
Quick Cryptic 945 by Teazel
An interesting puzzle from Teazel that tickled me with the nosy vicar at 15A and the potash-wielding masseur in the very next clue. I thought there was a good mix of vocab, with no chestnuts … Read more “Quick Cryptic 945 by Teazel”
Mephisto 2981 – Tim Moorey
This was an interesting puzzle of halves and quarters. I had almost all of the right hand side complete with practically nothing in the left. Then moved to the bottom left, completed with not much … Read more “Mephisto 2981 – Tim Moorey”
Sunday Times 4768 by David McLean – traitors snark
It sometimes gets a little bit quiet round here on Sundays, so I try to liven things up occasionally by stirring up some sort of controversy (however tenuous) to encourage comment and discussion. My intention … Read more “Sunday Times 4768 by David McLean – traitors snark”