A gentle offering, with evenly paved surfaces slick enough to trip you up as to the cryptic parsing. I have a two or three quibbles, but no major complaint—nothing nearly so troublesome as my problems … Read more “Sunday Times 4831, 30 December 2018, by David McLean — A Saucerful of Resects”
Day: 5th January 2019
Times Cryptic No 27234 – Saturday, 29 December 2018. Happy belated New Year.
With New Year falling between the puzzle and this, its blog, I wish everyone all the best for 2019. One of my plans for the coming year is to do the Times Crossword on paper … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27234 – Saturday, 29 December 2018. Happy belated New Year.”
Jumbo 1358
Happy New Year to all my readers! I am not sure whether it was Christmas overindulgence or not being on the setter’s wavelength but this one took me longer than it should have done. I … Read more “Jumbo 1358”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1357 – 22nd December
I found this a very enjoyable Jumbo with lots of entertaining clues and clever surfaces; rather better than 28A and not a 22D. For once, there were no words I didn’t know, although there is … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1357 – 22nd December”