Times Cryptic No 27138 – Saturday, 08 September 2018. Tennis, anyone? Once again I had a full weekend of meetings – don’t mention the tennis! – so I did this in bits and pieces, and … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27138 – Saturday, 08 September 2018. Tennis, anyone?”
Month: September 2018
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1341
First of all, thanks very much to the setter for the “wave” at 1 across. I’m going out on a limb and saying it isn’t coincidence given that it’s the first clue in a puzzle … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1341”
Times 27,143: The End of the Beginning
I wasn’t on the wavelength for this one – or maybe just shagged out after another long week – taking a little over 10 minutes to finish on paper. And very glad I was to … Read more “Times 27,143: The End of the Beginning”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1179 by Izetti
A typical witty and thought-provoking crossword from Izetti today, with plenty of practice at cracking cryptic definitions. A couple of fish, a couple of trips abroad, the police and their collaborator, a bit of Greek … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1179 by Izetti”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1178 by Flamande
I was bang on my target for this good quality puzzle, but there was a bit of trickery and misdirection so I’d say it was a touch on the harder side. The misdirection was of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1178 by Flamande”
roTimes Cryptic No 27142, Thursday, 13 September 2018 ‘?
I found this quite a challenge, and took just over 30 minutes to complete. I gained the impression that there were rather more first and last letter bits of wordplay than we normally get, and … Read more “roTimes Cryptic No 27142, Thursday, 13 September 2018 ‘?”
Times 27141. Dum spiro, spero.
A twenty minute stroll, but a few tricky ones to parse once the answers were plucked from the likely-box; 17a, 18a, 3d, 15d for example. A pleasant if not demanding puzzle for a Wednesday, I … Read more “Times 27141. Dum spiro, spero.”
Quick Cryptic 1177 by Joker
This one certainly fits the bill of quick cryptic. Plenty to enjoy along the way too; I would pick out the two clever anagrams at 3dn and 8dn in particular. Good to see multiple uses … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1177 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 27140
My solving time was just over an hour but this was yet again a technical DNF and I seem to be missing one answer in far too many puzzles at the moment. An easy run … Read more “Times Cryptic 27140”
Times Quick Cryptic 1176 by Mara
Clicked a few seconds over 10 minutes whilst working on LOI 20ac. A fair smattering of anagrams and a dog reference or two made this a pleasant solve. As I can’t see anything else in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1176 by Mara”