After a couple of orange or red zone SNITCH Wednesdays which had me working harder for a living (well, unpaid!) I found this one more like a Monday stroll in the park. Even if you … Read more “Times 27321 – no fleas in my bed today”
Month: April 2019
Times Quick Cryptic 1327 by Joker
Joker continues this week’s run of mid-difficulty puzzles. Nothing jumped out to start with in the NW, so my FOI was 4dn, but one clue led to another nicely after that. I was thrown off … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1327 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 27320
This puzzle had a strange feel to it but I completed it in 24 minutes so it didn’t present much of a challenge. Having said that, I have to admit to one error at 6dn which I … Read more “Times Cryptic 27320”
Times Quick Cryptic 1326 by Hurley
Quite a few anagrams, a bit of piecing together, some thought required on exact definitions and some clever clues. A good QC completed in 09:12. LOI 9ac, COD 10ac.I know the QC is a long … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1326 by Hurley”
QC 1325 by Grumpy
The blog is here but I am not. I am away celebrating a wedding and extending it into a long weekend so I am solving and posting as quickly as possible in between the festivities … Read more “QC 1325 by Grumpy”
Times 27319 – Don’t Bogart that clue, my friend….
Time: 52 minutesMusic: Mingus Ah Um I suspect this puzzle was a bit difficult. I haven’t checked the NITCH yet, but the beautifully smooth clues and the well-hidden literals made it difficult to get a … Read more “Times 27319 – Don’t Bogart that clue, my friend….”
Sunday Times 4844 by David McLean
11:36. Fairly straightforward from Harry this week. Only one unfamiliar term, mostly straightforward wordplay and definitions. A tidy set of clues though, with some nice surface readings. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (THIS)*, anagram … Read more “Sunday Times 4844 by David McLean”
Mephisto 3057 – Paul McKenna
Some very new words for me in this one, so I was scouring Chambers and wordplay – after the mess that was Thursday’s daily puzzle, I hope I have it better together for here. Since … Read more “Mephisto 3057 – Paul McKenna”
Times Cryptic No 27312 – Saturday, 30 March 2019. Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote ….
So April has arrived: Whan that Aprill with his shoures sooteThe droghte of March hath perced to the roote. and with it a major announcement from one of our distinguished bloggers. I read it on … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27312 – Saturday, 30 March 2019. Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote ….”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1372 – 23rd March
I enjoyed this Jumbo a lot. A good smattering of gentle, easily digestible, clues to provide some helpful checkers but with some tasty chewier morsels too. Thank you, setter, for 38 minutes of enjoyable solving. … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1372 – 23rd March”