I thought this was pretty straightforward fare, which I completed in my pretty straightforward fare par time of 17 minutes. Sharp eyed students among you will notice this is my third outing in as many … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27070 Thursday, 21 June 2018 Made in South Caroline”
Month: June 2018
Quick Cryptic 1117 by Hurley
Apologies are due to the early birds for the slightly later than normal posting – unforeseen circumstances, I’m afraid. This has a bit of everything and I enjoyed solving it. A few bits and pieces … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1117 by Hurley”
Times 201185 – Happy Birthday, Windows.
The day of the last of the TCC qualifiers, so we have an alternative online, from 20 November 1985. (The blog for the Qualifier III, 27069, will, all being well, be published here on 28 … Read more “Times 201185 – Happy Birthday, Windows.”
Times Cryptic 27068
This one took me 38 minutes and was notable mainly for its lack of anagrams – there are only three in all, and the first doesn’t appear until 28ac. Also there are two ‘substitution’ clues, which is … Read more “Times Cryptic 27068”
Times Quick Cryptic 1116 by Flamande
Thanks to Flamande for a puzzle in which there was a great deal to enjoy. I’d completed the grid in 8 minutes except for 12, 14 and loi 23ac, my final time being just over … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1116 by Flamande”
Times 27067 – The avenue of penitence..67
Time: 39 MinutesMusic: Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On I found this puzzle a bit more difficult than one might expect, but maybe that’s just me. I had particular trouble with ‘to the life’, which doesn’t … Read more “Times 27067 – The avenue of penitence..67”
QC 1115 by Joker
I believe this is the first time I have met Joker in the blogging seat and I must thank him for providing me with my PB so far. I hardly had to stop and think. … Read more “QC 1115 by Joker”
Sunday Times 4802 by Jeff Pearce
9:21. This was what I have come to think of as the typical Jeff Pearce puzzle: quite straightforward, but all very neatly clued and fun to solve. I would recommend Jeff’s puzzles for beginners, but … Read more “Sunday Times 4802 by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 3015 – Paul McKenna
This one took me longer than the last few Mephisto puzzles, and I think one of the things that made it so difficult us the 90-degree symmetry effecively dividing it up into four mini-puzzles, with … Read more “Mephisto 3015 – Paul McKenna”
Times Cryptic No 27060 – Saturday, 09 June 2018. Beautiful one day, monsoon the next.
I am blogging this in beautiful Goa, India. A wonderful place, but since the monsoon arrived yesterday what else to do but crosswords? This was a challenging puzzle, but never impossible. My time was probably … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27060 – Saturday, 09 June 2018. Beautiful one day, monsoon the next.”