9:28. A very straightforward puzzle from Jeff this week, so much so that I felt I ought to have done it a bit quicker. A few of these held me up briefly but there were … Read more “Sunday Times 4820 by Jeff Pearce”
Month: October 2018
Mephisto 3033 – Paul McKenna
I found the bottom half of this one went in very quickly, but had a bit more fiddling around to do in the top half. I am a little lost on one piece of wordplay, … Read more “Mephisto 3033 – Paul McKenna”
Times Cryptic No 27168 – Saturday, 13 October 2018. Cue the cunning clues.
This puzzle had some very original wordplay, like 13ac and 1dn. 1dn was my clue of the day. It was all so smooth, I don’t have much else to say here. Thanks to the setter … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27168 – Saturday, 13 October 2018. Cue the cunning clues.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1346
Holá tout le monde. How was it for you? I finished this comfortably inside the hour but I did have to use aids to get the pilgrim’s destination and had to check the unlikely looking … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1346”
Times 27,173: Les Fleurs (et Oiseaux) du Mal
A tough puzzle with a raft of hard double definitions: one of which, 8dn, held me up for a good extra chunk of time at the end as I persuaded myself it couldn’t be SILLY, … Read more “Times 27,173: Les Fleurs (et Oiseaux) du Mal”
Quick Cryptic 1204 by Oran
Bit more of a workout today. Took a while to get going, straightforward in the middle then held up at the end. I liked the surface at 20, and I was suitably wrongfooted by 4 … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1204 by Oran”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1203 by Hurley
12 minutes for me this morning, helped by a plethora of anagrams, nothing too obscure, and a good sprinkling of easier clues. There is some unusual vocabulary though, both in clues and answers – FRISSON, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1203 by Hurley”
Times 27172 – this puzzle blogged by a former 14 11 17.
Time: 11:48. Odd little puzzle this one, there’s a number of words that are not in everyday parlance, but the wordplay is in general extremely clear, so it is the sort of puzzle I like, … Read more “Times 27172 – this puzzle blogged by a former 14 11 17.”
Times 27171 – don’t get led up the wrong garden path
A very enjoyable, medium level puzzle today, which had me going in the wrong direction several times, only to discover later I needed to see the clue from a different angle. Oddly, 1d was my … Read more “Times 27171 – don’t get led up the wrong garden path”
Quick Cryptic 1202 by Flamande
I’m standing in for Jeremy, who’s back for a double starting next week. A nice mixture of difficulty in the clues, I thought. The first few across and down clues went in straight away, normal service then … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1202 by Flamande”