14th March 2019 at 5:42 PM – Times for The Times

Times 27,299: Got A Gridful Of Clues, It’s Dark And We’re Wearing Sunglasses. Hit It!

Verlaine14th March 2019 at 5:42 PM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I was straight off to the races on this charming, pangrammatic but not particularly Fridayish puzzle, hitting the submit button a shade after the 5 minute mark as the answer to 5ac finally swam into … Read more “Times 27,299: Got A Gridful Of Clues, It’s Dark And We’re Wearing Sunglasses. Hit It!”

Times Quick Cryptic No 1308 by Rongo

rolytoly14th March 2019 at 4:28 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Gentle enough from Rongo today. I did Tuesday’s not-too-tricky QC just beforehand, took about 14 minutes, and did this in a bit under half that. Missed three of the acrosses on the first read through: … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1308 by Rongo”

Cryptic No 27298 Thursday, 14 March 2019 Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate

Zabadak14th March 2019 at 3:11 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I found this quite sticky and, even allowing for time taken to lovingly extract the full measure of each clue (except the troublesome 27 across), my 32.48 is unlikely to set the world on fire. … Read more “Cryptic No 27298 Thursday, 14 March 2019 Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate”