Hi all. I had to fit this into a number of separate snatched moments, which is unfortunate because it makes it difficult to form any coherent overview of the puzzle. Based on what I can … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1400 – 7th September. The uncertainty principle”
Month: September 2019
Quick Cryptic 1444 by Hurley
A gentle workout today, though I overthought 4 down because of a common 15×15 trigger word. 6 minutes for me. Across 1 Finally wheel in lots of compost (5) MULCH – L (last letter of wheel) … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1444 by Hurley”
Times 27,461: Jumping Through Your Limited Quota of Friday Hoops
I ended up not enjoying this one very much, the clues too often feeling like the fairly bland fare that is the staple of weekend Jumbos, but I can’t say it didn’t beat me: I … Read more “Times 27,461: Jumping Through Your Limited Quota of Friday Hoops”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1443 by Mara
No bear traps here, but for some reason I was two minutes outside my target at 17m. It was probably my LOI 9a that was primarily at fault, and maybe some of you suffered similarly. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1443 by Mara”
Times 27460 – hope you approached it 3
Time taken: 16:56. I found this quite difficult and ground to a halt for a while with two left (28 across and 6 down). I was surprised to see so many scores better than mine, … Read more “Times 27460 – hope you approached it 3”
Times 27459 – Banzai ! *rty-**rty sun-kist hedonists – that’s the stuff! More or less.
I needed cheering up after a disappointing (well, bad) round of golf in the rain. This puzzle cheered me up no end! It took 25 minutes, around my usual leisurely speed, with quite a few … Read more “Times 27459 – Banzai ! *rty-**rty sun-kist hedonists – that’s the stuff! More or less.”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1442 by Trelawney
Introduction I found this to be an easy, enjoyable puzzle, providing no major difficulties. Definitely a lot of mythology! For those at the beginning of their puzzle-solving journey, I made a walkthrough my solve here: … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1442 by Trelawney”
Times Cryptic 27458
I’ve no solving time to offer for this one as I was interrupted and lost track of it, but somewhere between 40 minutes and an hour. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27458”
Times Quick Cryptic 1441 by Pedro
Most of this flew in very quickly with a biff here and there but I had trouble with 3 intersections which pushed me over my 10 minute target. 2dn and 10ac, 5dn and 9ac, 15ac … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1441 by Pedro”
Times 27457 – As Woke as Piers Morgan?
I don’t know about you, but I am especially inclined to take umbrage against people who broadly belong to what I conceive of as my side. Being somewhat right of centre (except in an online … Read more “Times 27457 – As Woke as Piers Morgan?”