Once again the best crossword of the month, if not the whole year. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, MCS-detractors! So much interesting general knowledge required for this one, including basic fluency in … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,231: A Mad-Brain Wordsby, Full of Spleen, Setting Furiously”
Day: 31st December 2019
Times Cryptic 27548
Solving time: 39 minutes. There’s nothing outstanding here but it’s workmanlike and enjoyable enough, and quite welcome as I begin to recover from the excesses of Christmas. I’ve resolved not to stay up late tonight … Read more “Times Cryptic 27548”
Times Quick Cryptic 1516 by Breadman
I found myself diving into, then backing out of, cul-de-sacs all over the grid with a good few not fully parsed until writing up in the blog. A good challenge and a pangram to boot … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1516 by Breadman”