This one took me 10 minutes and I thought it was reasonably straightforward apart from two scientific clues, one of which borders on the unfair as it’s considered by some sources to be obsolete. I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 980 by Joker”
Month: December 2017
Mephisto 2988 – Paul McKenna
A slightly more difficult puzzle I thought with two stand out clues at 13A and 27A. In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments … Read more “Mephisto 2988 – Paul McKenna”
Sunday Times 4775 by Jeff Pearce
An enjoyable puzzle from Jeff which I suspect the speedsters will have knocked over pretty quickly. That said, whilst some generous definitions would have enabled biffers to rampage their way through much of the puzzle, … Read more “Sunday Times 4775 by Jeff Pearce”
Times Cryptic No 26898 – Saturday, 02 December 2017. A sunny spot in my day.
Easier than last week I thought, and again with the admirable quality that one could write answers in with the confidence that yes, that must be it … although I had to look twice at … Read more “Times Cryptic No 26898 – Saturday, 02 December 2017. A sunny spot in my day.”
Jumbo 1295
A tricky but fun puzzle containing umpteen instances of well-hidden definitions, which to me is one of the hallmarks of the best crosswords. A few things I didn’t know, but the wordplay seemed pretty unambiguous … Read more “Jumbo 1295”
Times 26,903: Fighting Words
I found this not the hardest of Friday puzzles – done on the move so I don’t have an exact time, but in the region of 7, 8 minutes? – but a very likeable one, … Read more “Times 26,903: Fighting Words”
Times Quick Cryptic No 979 by Tracy
Hooray! It’s my turn to blog again… and my first crossword from Tracy to disect. What a cracker it is! I romped through most of this with a chuckle here and there, but ended up … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 979 by Tracy”
Times Quick Cryptic No 978 by Teazel
A slightly tricky puzzle today from Teazel, I found – it took me a good couple of minutes over my target ten to get the cherished “Unlucky!” sign. Presumably an image of Trump was to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 978 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic No 26902, 7/12/2017 Thursday’s star child has far to go.
A pleasant enough solve with a few clues needing revisiting just to find out how they work, in my case 24 and 19, both of which I decoded post solve. I don’t think there’s much … Read more “Times Cryptic No 26902, 7/12/2017 Thursday’s star child has far to go.”
Times 26901 – TCC heat 2 puzzle 2 – not done (Mistress) quickly enough?
The fifth in the series I’m coping with on Wednesdays (only 4 more to go) and IMO the hardest yet, not least because it requires some general knowledge as well as some smart wordplay. We’ve … Read more “Times 26901 – TCC heat 2 puzzle 2 – not done (Mistress) quickly enough?”