This was a quick solve – done on paper in about 20 minutes. Despite that, all the clues felt suitably challenging. A number of clues exposed knowledge or vocabulary gaps without slowing me down unduly. … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27042 – Saturday, 19 May 2018. Woman’s Work.”
Month: May 2018
Jumbo 1323
This was one with a few unknown words. All of them were clear enough to get from the wordplay, however. I did like 16A Across 1 BISHOPRIC – BRIC(k) = block, around I = one … Read more “Jumbo 1323”
Times 27,047: Out Of Th’ Loop
8.5 minutes on the clock for this medium difficulty puzzle, which doesn’t do too much out of the ordinary cryptically (assuming that you’ve seen the “in prime positions” device before – but I reckon it … Read more “Times 27,047: Out Of Th’ Loop”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1099 by Joker
I’m doing this with a bit of a woozy head this morning after a visit to the Cambridge Beer Festival last night. Fortunately, we have quite a straightforward puzzle from Joker today; one for our … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1099 by Joker”
Times 27039 – 2nd TCC Qualifier – Bulgaria revisited
I thought this one was a degree or two more difficult than the first qualifier, it took me longer, 26 minutes, so I’d have exactly 20 minutes remaining to finish the third one and put … Read more “Times 27039 – 2nd TCC Qualifier – Bulgaria revisited”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1098 by Teazel
Somewhat unusual solve for me today: I was getting through the acrosses rightly, with every one solved, so was busy anticipating an extremely rare perfect solve, only to come unstuck at each of the bottom … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1098 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic No 27046 Thursday, 24 May 2018 Mixed blessings (mine’s a G&T)
With 1 across securely in place, I was of course strongly tempted to write up the entire blog in the style of a cocktail recipe book, which I think would be possible but might well … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27046 Thursday, 24 May 2018 Mixed blessings (mine’s a G&T)”
Times 27045 – Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
Nothing too exotic or obscure today – an easier puzzle, (edit: I thought so but apparently not so easy!) I suspect there are some fast times and a relatively low score on the SNITCH. It … Read more “Times 27045 – Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1”
Quick Cryptic 1097 by Felix
I’ve finally got round to using mohn’s excellent script and instructions to post this blog – kudos to him for solving that puzzle! I’m very glad that I can now show clues in blue, as … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1097 by Felix”
Times Cryptic 27044
My solving time was off the scale yet again and I had a one letter error in an unknown answer. Quite a few unknowns for me today, amongst a number of very easy ones. As … Read more “Times Cryptic 27044”