For the second consecutive day this consumed exactly the upper limit of my target time range (10-15 minutes) with the SW accounting for about a third of that, after I was held up in that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1103 by Orpheus”
Month: May 2018
Times 27052 – two pangrams in a row!
Solving time: 14:07, and since about two minutes of that was on 8 down, which I feel is a term at the forefront of many Times solvers’ minds, I am kicking myself. My 14:07 is … Read more “Times 27052 – two pangrams in a row!”
Times 27051 – you need to be full of brightness
Another one of those puzzles, for me, where you struggle along and take an age, then afterwards reviewing the clues you wonder why you found it hard. Perhaps I just wasn’t on the wavelength, or … Read more “Times 27051 – you need to be full of brightness”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1102 by Tracy
Greetings from your newest blogger, Jeremy, in New York City. I’m a stay-at-home dad of one boy (soon to be two), and occasionally a math teacher, pianist, conductor, and one-fourth of a barbershop quartet. My puzzle backstory: I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1102 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic 27050
My solving time for this was off the scale …and then some! I thought more than once that I may have to give up the fight and resort to aids at least to get me … Read more “Times Cryptic 27050”
Times Quick Cryptic 1101 by Flamande
A QC not to be taken lightly – I’m not sure biffers will find much joy – and then, when you get to the parsing, there’s quite a lot to work through. At 13ac, for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1101 by Flamande”
Times 27049 – The Lord Bless You and Keep You
I was awful slow to get my last three, failing unaccountably to see 22 across, 16 down and 21 down. I thought this was a very nice puzzle – a degree or two harder than … Read more “Times 27049 – The Lord Bless You and Keep You”
Times Quick Cryptic 1100 by Izetti – X Marks the Spot
My solving time today was 9 minutes. For this landmark puzzle, QC 1100, Izetti has given us a grid containing 10 Xs and with one of them checked that makes a total of 11 answers with X … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1100 by Izetti – X Marks the Spot”
Mephisto 3012 – Paul McKenna – hello, good evening and welcome
Fairly easy puzzle. Some help needed with 18 Across and 24 Down please. Little trip down memory lane with the reference to That Was The Week That Was, wonderful watershed television that changed the political … Read more “Mephisto 3012 – Paul McKenna – hello, good evening and welcome”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4799, by Jeff Pearce — Atonal of love
Hi, y’all! I am honored to have been asked to fill an alternate-Sunday slot here. The puzzle for my inaugural effort seems rather easy, with a large number of clues being very simple and short … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4799, by Jeff Pearce — Atonal of love”