Introduction Didn’t time myself as I had to work in dribs and drabs, but there wasn’t anything of note here. As always, feel free to leave questions in the comments if you’re newer to solving … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1382 by Breadman”
Month: June 2019
Times Cryptic 27386
Another blog with no solving time to offer as I nodded off part of the way through. There were a few unknowns as detailed below including one word I cheated on and another where I checked … Read more “Times Cryptic 27386”
Time’s Quick Cryptic 1381 by Felix
A smidge over 10 minutes for this geographically themed puzzle – where we travel as far as the Middle and Far East before returning to Ireland and Kent. I can’t remember being held up on … Read more “Time’s Quick Cryptic 1381 by Felix”
Times 27385 – ‘Armless Fun
Welcome from sunny Milos – product of 100 volcanic eruptions, supplier of a quarter of the world’s cat litter and home to the extraordinary Eleonora’s falcon. This was, on the whole, I would say, a … Read more “Times 27385 – ‘Armless Fun”
Times Quick Cryptic 1380 by Mara
At 6 minutes I found this one very easy and it takes my run of consecutive solves within my target 10 minutes to 8 so far. There are a few answers that may not be … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1380 by Mara”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4855, June 16 2019, by Dean Mayer — New-made corn mash
I enjoyed this a lot. It seemed very fresh, and potent as well. There were several CDs, all very amusing; no (usually either dull or unfathomable) DDs; a not-untimely reference to a particular conjuncture in … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4855, June 16 2019, by Dean Mayer — New-made corn mash”
Times Cryptic No 27378 – Saturday, 15 June 2019. Pass the dictionary again please.
Again a relaxing Saturday offering. Strangely, I was slow to see 1ac, easy though it was. It was actually my LOI. Still it was a great launching pad … I pencilled in the D as … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27378 – Saturday, 15 June 2019. Pass the dictionary again please.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1386 – just how much work is a QM expected to do?
Not much to say about this. It was perfectly acceptable, occasionally witty, fare (albeit with a couple of rather odd CDs), taking around 35 minutes. First in was MISINFORM at 1a, last was STALL. Clues … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1386 – just how much work is a QM expected to do?”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1379 by Hurley
A well-constructed and entertaining end of the QC week today. I breezed through this finishing in a sub-average time of less than 6 minutes, but maybe I was just on our setter’s wavelength. A nice … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1379 by Hurley”
Times 27,383: No Horses Were Startled In The Making Of This Puzzle
Is it Monday already? I jest, the days of the Friday puzzle usually being the toughest of the week are long behind us. This was a gentle crossword that will please those looking for good … Read more “Times 27,383: No Horses Were Startled In The Making Of This Puzzle”