A puzzle that was on the easier side, with perhaps only one unusual word (6D) and even that came with some helpful wordplay. COD to 34D for the nice surface and a favourite expression of … Read more “Jumbo 1305”
Month: February 2018
Times 26,951: Reverend Spooner’s Free Hosiery
Another really straightforwardly clued puzzle (for a Friday); you may begin to understand why my tastes have started to branch out to more exotic meats like Club Monthlies and Magpie subscriptions. This took me 7-8 … Read more “Times 26,951: Reverend Spooner’s Free Hosiery”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1019 by Joker
I always enjoy Joker’s puzzles and this is no exception. Nothing too 8a or 23a, I think – I got home in well under my average time, but there were a couple of tricky ones … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1019 by Joker”
Monthly Club Special 20,208: Explosion in the Scrabble Tile Factory!
Greetings all, the appearance of a new Club Special reminds me that I need to post up a blog of the last one. This puzzle is a curious beast (I find): the wordplay is scrupulously … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,208: Explosion in the Scrabble Tile Factory!”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1018 by Tracy
A bit of an animal theme going on – we have bulls and birds and rodents and a marine mammal or two. Also, after double-checking the history of “rook”, I found a bonus, animal-related verb … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1018 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic No 26950 Thursday, 1st February 2018 Don’t Panic.
I sauntered through this in 21 minutes, not troubled too much by the golfing references which didn’t require me to know anything about golf, and relieved that the Latin references, of which there are several, … Read more “Times Cryptic No 26950 Thursday, 1st February 2018 Don’t Panic.”