No great difficulty with this one, run off in 14 and one third minutes. It’s perhaps worth commentating in the light of recent comment that the only As in this puzzle are necessary ones, apart … Read more “Thursday, 04 January 2018 Times Cryptic No 26926 ‘Twas the NIGHT before CHRISTmas and…”
Month: January 2018
Times 26925 – TCC Final final (#3) – if you can’t explain it, it’s almost certainly wrong.
Having already used up my allocated hour and more on the first two Finals puzzles (see previous Wednesdays’ blogs) I wasn’t expecting this to be easy, and it wasn’t. Even if I had been there … Read more “Times 26925 – TCC Final final (#3) – if you can’t explain it, it’s almost certainly wrong.”
Quick Cryptic 997 by Mara
A lovely well-pitched puzzle from Mara today – thanks! Despite having to quickly rectify biffing CAN at 18ac, nothing had me pulling my hair out or reaching for the dictionary. Particular applause for 20dn: the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 997 by Mara”
Times Cryptic 26924
At 28 minutes I found this quite an easy puzzle but there are one or two references that may prove troublesome for those who don’t happen to know them. Fortunately for me, for once I … Read more “Times Cryptic 26924”
Times Quick Cryptic 996 by Pedro
Many thanks to Pedro – I found this a medium difficulty puzzle which was entertaining and challenging whilst still living up to the ‘Q’ in QC.Newcomers to this strange and pleasant land may find amusement … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 996 by Pedro”
Times 26923 – That you, Steve?
Time: 40 minsMusic: Dvorak, New World Symphony, Horenstein/RPO I found this a very fine puzzle indeed, equal to some of the competition finals that we have recently been treated to. Deceptive literals and clever word … Read more “Times 26923 – That you, Steve?”
Quick Cryptic 995 by Flamande
Having penned my first blog ever on my wife’s birthday I now find myself penning my second on my mother-in-law’s birthday (which also incidentally happens to be New Year’s Day). The Universe must be trying … Read more “Quick Cryptic 995 by Flamande”
Club Monthly 20207 – December 2017, and Good Night.
So .. welcome to my last scheduled blog. My first Club Monthly blog was no. 20110, for November 2009, and I’ve done all those since I think, bar two that I swapped for Mephisto blogs, … Read more “Club Monthly 20207 – December 2017, and Good Night.”