Based on comments in last week’s blog, I clearly underestimated the difficulty of that puzzle. Undeterred, I’m going to call this week’s “easy for a Saturday”! I was finished in about 25 minutes. How did … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27156 – Saturday, 29 September 2018. Blowing in the wind.”
Month: October 2018
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1344: No Time To Stay Outdoors And Spoon
I thought this was just a great jumbo, full of good words, smooth surfaces, concisely brilliant cryptic definitions and a general uneasy feeling that the setter might be a couple of steps ahead of me … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1344: No Time To Stay Outdoors And Spoon”
Times 27,161: By Hooke Or By Crook
I’d describe this one as a “hard easy puzzle” – looking down through the parsings everything seems rather straightforward, but as a result of this sancta simplicitas it wasn’t always easy for me to find … Read more “Times 27,161: By Hooke Or By Crook”
Quick Cryptic 1194 by Rongo
In contrast to recent blog outings, I had a very low-resistance trip through this one, coming in a shade under 6 minutes. It seems to be a very fair and straightforward puzzzle, and hopefully a … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1194 by Rongo”
Times 27160 – Not Live From New York
Solving time: 15:03, with one rather thick-headed error. While I write this up there is a small gathering of blog regulars in New York City, unfortunately just a little too far away for me to … Read more “Times 27160 – Not Live From New York”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1193 by Mara
I’m going to stick my neck out and predict that this puzzle by Mara will cause a few newbies some difficulties. I started quickly with 1a and 4d going straight in, but then found it … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1193 by Mara”
Times 27159 – more Double Definitions than a topless beach …
A jolly romp of a puzzle with lots of DDs and anagrams to get your teeth into. All but a couple were done in 20 minutes, then the correct guess for 13a across had to … Read more “Times 27159 – more Double Definitions than a topless beach …”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1192 by Felix
I made a right hash of this one. After racing through most of the puzzle in about 10 minutes, thinking it would be a breeze, I wound up completely in knots over the last handful … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1192 by Felix”
Times Cryptic 27158
I needed 37 minutes to solve all but one clue (8dn) which I eventually gave up on and resorted to aids. I’m afraid when most of a puzzle falls quite easily and I am left … Read more “Times Cryptic 27158”
Times Quick Cryptic 1191 by Pedro
Thanks to vinyl1 and plusjeremy for stepping in over the last couple of weeks. It’s very hectic having just got back – two interruptions during the course of solving means that I have no meaningful … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1191 by Pedro”