A lovely little crossword from Mara, with just the right amount of whimsy, general knowledge, crosswordese, chemistry, cricket, and the rest. I had one clue to fathom after solving (7dn) as I couldn’t decide which … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1317 by Mara”
Month: March 2019
Times Cryptic 27308
I found some of this very tough having taken 6 full minutes to come up with my first answer. I gave myself a break about 40 minutes in and then forgot to record my total time … Read more “Times Cryptic 27308”
Times Quick Cryptic 1316 by Orpheus
A good QC from Orpheus. I’d have been quicker than 10 mins if I hadn’t continued my spell of messing up on a particular clue (this time LOI 8ac). Hopefully you’ll all be OK – … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1316 by Orpheus”
QC 1315 by Izetti – The Party’s Over For The Rogues’ Gallery
A great collection of anagrams here. I think that six clues were straight anagrams (including all four of the long 13-letter clues) and another two involved them. There were also I think three double definitions … Read more “QC 1315 by Izetti – The Party’s Over For The Rogues’ Gallery”
Times 27307 – “…but you’re already caught!”
Music: Bizet, Carmen Suites, Markovich/LamoureuxTime: 28 minutes I had a hard time getting started, finding few short, easy clues, but once I got going I biffed nearly all the longer answers. Only if I got … Read more “Times 27307 – “…but you’re already caught!””
Sunday Times 4842 by Robert Price
24:48. This is the first puzzle from the new setter replacing Jeff Pearce. His name is Bob Price, and as we heard from Peter Biddlecombe last week (see comments here) he is a regular winner … Read more “Sunday Times 4842 by Robert Price”
Mephisto 3055 – Don Manley
I found this trickier than most recent Mephistos, and solved it largely from the bottom up – I think at one point the entire bottom half was full, but only 7 down was in place … Read more “Mephisto 3055 – Don Manley”
Times Cryptic No 27300 – Saturday, 16 March 2019. Let bliss and joy abound.
Joy and bliss for me – another Saturday that I could finish without tearing of hair or beating of breast, without spending too much time in a state of 15ac. The NE corner was the … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27300 – Saturday, 16 March 2019. Let bliss and joy abound.”
Jumbo 1370
A fun and fairly straightforward puzzle with a few odd words and constructions to spice things up. Though it’s not something that necessarily affects the solving experience, there did seem to be a larger proportion … Read more “Jumbo 1370”
Quick Cryptic 1314 by Teazel
This was more of a challenge than I have had in recent blogs, mainly because of defective general knowledge on may part. There is a good range of clues, though. A couple of very old … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1314 by Teazel”