This was a relatively easy solve, and very easy to blog. A few things, like 8dn and 20dn, merited trips to references after solving but before blogging. Thanks to the setter for a very enjoyable … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27372 – Saturday, 08 June. Nearly burning with joy.”
Month: June 2019
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1385 – 1st June. Times to say Hello
Hello! I’m delighted to be joining the TftT blogging team, taking on Mohn2’s Jumbo blogging duties. I have pretty limited experience of Times puzzles so far, which means I haven’t much to compare this one … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1385 – 1st June. Times to say Hello”
Quick Cryptic 1374 by Corelli
Whoops, sorry I’m late. Had it in my head that my day was next week. Luckily this is a very straightforward offering from Corelli which I managed in just under 6 minutes. Nice surfaces on … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1374 by Corelli”
Times 27,377: If Java Man Is An Early Human, Is Gin Man A Late One?
A rather middle-weight crossword today, I felt, with rather straightforward wordplay throughout and some clues that bordered on the chestnutty – 10ac, 16ac, 25ac, 4dn all having an air of familiarity about them, or maybe … Read more “Times 27,377: If Java Man Is An Early Human, Is Gin Man A Late One?”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1373 by Joker
A nice puzzle as always by Joker, which I was happy to complete in a sub-target 9 minutes, helped by seeing the two long anagrams very quickly. SERENDIPITOUS is one of those favourite words that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1373 by Joker”
Times 27376 – your bolter for 10
Solving time: 11:58, and a sigh of relief that the one I put in from wordplay turned out to be correct. I could have done better, I rather confidently put in BOLTER for 5 across … Read more “Times 27376 – your bolter for 10”
Times 27375 – Am I on the yellow brick road?
When I’d finished this, a really fun puzzle I thought, it felt like I’d been given one of those exercises where you have to write a short story using as many of the answer words … Read more “Times 27375 – Am I on the yellow brick road?”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1372 by Orpheus
Introduction DNF, as I had the wrong kind of food (and dog) at 16 Across. But it was a medium-ish sort of solve, no great difficulties, and some guesswork at the end that may have … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1372 by Orpheus”
Times Cryptic 27374
I needed only 28 minutes for this so I’d rate it as quite easy and would expect much faster times from our regular speed-merchants. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions … Read more “Times Cryptic 27374”
Time’s Quick Cryptic 1371 by Teazel.
Just crept within ten minutes although LOI 2dn made it mighty close. I think I got it ‘the wrong way round’ but it had to be the answer. Otherwise all plain sailing. Here’s how I … Read more “Time’s Quick Cryptic 1371 by Teazel.”