I didn’t take too much time over this excellent crossword, under 8 minutes, but a couple of the clues turned out to be pretty tough to parse afters – I’m sure you good people will … Read more “Times 27,305: A B C D E F G H, I Got A Gal”
Month: March 2019
Times Quick Cryptic No 1313 by Pedro
Thanks Pedro for a nicely balanced puzzle, which took me one minute over my target time of 15 minutes. Some of the clues and answers reminded me of humorous anecdotes, some of which I have … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1313 by Pedro”
Times 27304 – don’t wait until the 20
Time taken: 9:30. I didn’t get off to a very good start on this one, but it was a steady solve and fill in the gaps as I went round and I ended up a … Read more “Times 27304 – don’t wait until the 20”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1312 by Orpheus
A strange, strange solve. I finished just over 15 minutes, yet I had most of the grid filled in within 5! I filled in 1 Across and 1 Down without even reading the full clue, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1312 by Orpheus”
Cryptic 27303 – Temping for Pip
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. I’m standing in for Pip while he attends to some personal stuff. Normal service will be resumed shortly. I haven’t done one of these since the Club severed its … Read more “Cryptic 27303 – Temping for Pip”
Times Cryptic 27302
45 minutes. The left side went in easily enough and many of the clues might have appeared in a QC without causing too many problems, but I struggled a little more with some on the … Read more “Times Cryptic 27302”
Times Quick Cryptic 1311 by Tracy
Having gone wrong at 7dn I deservedly enter the hallowed halls of the SCC today. When I finally realised what had happened, the rest, with some relief, fell into place with the clock on 17 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1311 by Tracy”
Times 27301 – And top of da morning to you too, setter!
What a puzzle, containing one of the most unlikely words to ever appear in a Times daily puzzle! Congratulations to everybody who persevered and worked it out. (No kudos at all to those who might … Read more “Times 27301 – And top of da morning to you too, setter!”
Times Quick Cryptic 1310 by Joker
I needed 9 minutes for this and having written the blog it all seemed pretty straightforward but others may disagree and all opinions are welcome. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1310 by Joker”
Mephisto 3054 by Paul McKenna
Unless you’re very experienced you are unlikely to solve a Mephisto without using Chambers. The idea is that you use the precise wordplay to derive an answer that you then verify in the dictionary. 10A … Read more “Mephisto 3054 by Paul McKenna”