A gentler puzzle today from Teazel, hopefully something of a relief after a run of trickier offerings. I tackled this directly after doing Tuesday’s 15x and QC, both of which were tough, and was rewarded … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1198 by Teazel”
Month: October 2018
Times Cryptic No 27166 Thursday, 11 October 2018 I is Adam
I panicked a bit at the beginning of this one, not settling to proper solving for some considerable time, and coming home in 26 minutes, well down the early birds list. If I hadn’t left … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27166 Thursday, 11 October 2018 I is Adam”
Times 27165 – have I done the right puzzle?
Even after four or more years of weekly Wednesdays, I still look forward to producing a blog, hoping it will test and titillate me (and you) and occasionally involve learning something new. Yesterday’s was a … Read more “Times 27165 – have I done the right puzzle?”
Quick Cryptic 1197 by Joker
Continuing the high standard of recent Quickies, this was tricky in places. I found enough starting points to gradually fill the grid in no particular order, with LOI 5dn. Had to look up the (vaguely … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1197 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 27164
Not the easiest of puzzles and on a par with yesterday’s rather tricky offering in my opinion as both took me in the region of 50 minutes. Also like yesterday, there were one or two words … Read more “Times Cryptic 27164”
Times Quick Cryptic 1196 by Orpheus
Just over ten minutes for this one and all the time it seemed pretty tricky. Loi 22ac. Whilst the old timers may sail through, serenely or otherwise, I feel there are a lot of learning … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1196 by Orpheus”
Times 27163 – All you ever get from me!
Time: 35 minutesMusic: Mingus Ah Um This one was a bit of a biff-fest, as some of the wordplay was rather questionable and many of the answers were quite obvious. There are a number of … Read more “Times 27163 – All you ever get from me!”
QC 1195 by Hurley
Right, I really liked this puzzle, and found a lot of the clues entertaining and challenging. Unfortunately it shows in my time which was uncomfortably near the 12-minute mark. Oh I can make excuses. Chief among … Read more “QC 1195 by Hurley”
Sunday Times 4818 by Dean Mayer
15:24. I didn’t find this too difficult for a Dean Mayer puzzle, which judging by comments on the blogs last weekend is unusual. When this happens, I generally have absolutely no idea why: it’s just … Read more “Sunday Times 4818 by Dean Mayer”
Mephisto 3031 – Don Manley
There were a few traps laid here, at 1 across 7 down and 21 down in particular where there are two obvious (or less than obvious words that kind of fit the clue). I knew … Read more “Mephisto 3031 – Don Manley”