I did Tuesday’s puzzle just before this and arrived at a similar time: kicking around the 15 minute mark. I confess to being a bit tipsy, but I doubt that held me up too much. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1278 by Mara”
Month: January 2019
27262 Thursday, 31 January 2019 Can I do you now, sir?
Thursday, 31 January 2019 Another pleasant Thursday stroll accomplish in 15.47, making sure of the wordplay elements perhaps marginally extending the time. I abandoned that search for certainty with the very last clue, though it … Read more “27262 Thursday, 31 January 2019 Can I do you now, sir?”
Times 27261 – a curate’s egg time.
This took me 33 minutes and a few more while blogging to decipher some of the more obscure parsing. I finished feeling slightly irritated rather than elated. If you read the below, you’ll get my … Read more “Times 27261 – a curate’s egg time.”
Quick Cryptic 1277 by Marty
There’s a tongue-in-cheek tone to these clues that I enjoyed a lot while solving. The surfaces readings are witty and sensible at the same time, which is the highest acheivement for a setter in my … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1277 by Marty”
Times Cryptic 27260
36 minutes. I was quite pleased with my solving time as there were some tricky moments along the way with a couple of subsitution clues that took some working out – but I still managed to … Read more “Times Cryptic 27260”
Times Quick Cryptic 1276 by Izetti
I was merrily firing in the answers and found that all were complete except for 9ac in 7 minutes. For once I didn’t have too much trouble with long anagrams and even the clues that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1276 by Izetti”
QC 1275 by Teazel
I am afraid I am still very tied up with sorting mother out after her fall, but have now thankfully got her installed back home with appropriate care. I am not even finding time for … Read more “QC 1275 by Teazel”
Times 27259 – What you do in winter!
Time: 15 minutesMusic: Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances, Johanos/Dallas Symphony Well, we are back to another easy Monday, and I’m sure we’ll see some fast times. I started writing in a number of the answers before I … Read more “Times 27259 – What you do in winter!”
Sunday Times 4834 by David McLean
8:07. Unusually straightforward from Harry this week. Less unusually a fun puzzle with some witty clues. I think my favourite was 26ac, just because I like to see words like that in these things. I … Read more “Sunday Times 4834 by David McLean”
Mephisto 3047 – Tim Moorey
Each of the three Mephisto setters had a certain flavor to their puzzles, and with Tim Moorey there’s often a dash of sportsball and popular culture. Usually popular culture I am not up on at … Read more “Mephisto 3047 – Tim Moorey”