Those who don’t like these puzzles could do worse than to point at the run of down answers from, say, 10dn to 16dn: UREDINIOSPORE, ANOBIIDAE, DAIDZEIN? Give us a break! Random bits of science jargon … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,232: Strip Jack Naked”
Month: January 2020
Times Quick Cryptic No 1539 by Breadman
A medium difficulty puzzle from Breadman to finish the week, I feel, taking me just under my average time. Some eclectic general knowledge needed, although nothing too obscure – A famous boxer, Baltic geography, a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1539 by Breadman”
Times 27,575: Criss Cross’ll Make You Jump
I very much enjoyed this but I expect we won’t be getting very deep into the comments before somebody complains vociferously about the cross-references at 14 and 18dn. I quite enjoy them I must say, … Read more “Times 27,575: Criss Cross’ll Make You Jump”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1538 by Tracy
A bit on the gentler side today from Tracy: I came in about a minute under my target after finishing off with a slightly sluggish LH side and then taking a minute to locate the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1538 by Tracy”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++27574 Thursday, 30 January 2020 Daydream believer
A small confession: my solving is currently spasmodic, and when I clicked on the crossword as the clock ticked over into Thursday, Wednesday’s grid occupied my solving attention until I submitted and found myself in … Read more “++++++++++++++++++++++++++27574 Thursday, 30 January 2020 Daydream believer”
Times 27573 – foiled, chopped, crushed and licked, in a square round hole
I found this puzzle a game of two halves. The top half went in smoothly, on target for my 20 minute performance. But the LHS and SW corner took me far too long. It would … Read more “Times 27573 – foiled, chopped, crushed and licked, in a square round hole”
Times Quick Cryptic 1537 by Hurley
A middling difficulty excursion that has only a few unusual bits. But they’re mixed in with a very healthy number of simpler ones, and they’re all clued quite transparently. If you asked my five years … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1537 by Hurley”
Times Cryptic 27572
Solving time: 55 minutes. One or two tricky bits here and a couple of unknown words but all solvable one way or another. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are … Read more “Times Cryptic 27572”
Times Quick Cryptic 1536 by Oink (blog by Chris)
I’m just acting as postman on this one blogged by Chris: An eminently ‘do-able’ QC which should have been quicker but I got held up with the many anagrams. 9 minutes still means on the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1536 by Oink (blog by Chris)”
QC 1535 by Joker
I think that I found this about the most enjoyable QC that I have ever blogged. I did find it very straightforward, and it could nearly have been a PB, but as I have mentioned … Read more “QC 1535 by Joker”