Another puzzle a little too close to “moderate” rather than “eye-watering” difficulty for my Fridayfied tastes, though I’ll be the first to admit there was some clever and elegant stuff in here. The two definition … Read more “Times 27,653: Cabbages And Kings”
Month: April 2020
Times Quick Cryptic No 1603 by Breadman
Happy last day of April everyone – I thought it would never end! I think that this is the first QC from Breadman that I have blogged, and I enjoyed doing it despite the solve … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1603 by Breadman”
Times 27652 – don’t 6, 7, take it 20 at a time
Solving time: 15:32. It has been rather an odd week, since I breezed through yesterdays while many found it difficult, and I found this one tricky, but there were already three much better times than … Read more “Times 27652 – don’t 6, 7, take it 20 at a time”
Times 27651 – time to brush up your schoolboy Latin
An odd crossword, i thought. It took me around 20 minutes to do all but a few clues, mostly gaps in the top half, where I could see an answer but wasn’t clear about the … Read more “Times 27651 – time to brush up your schoolboy Latin”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1602 by Orpheus
Introduction 10:15. A jaunty solve! I’m in good spirits despite the hardships facing so many of my fellow world citizens. I enjoyed this puzzle. Sweet and smooth. Solutions Across 1 Like Lincoln, perhaps, quiet and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1602 by Orpheus”
Times Cryptic 27650
You’ve probably already heard enough from me as blogger this week but I was scheduled to do this one, so here it is… Solving time: 54 minutes over two sessions because as so often these … Read more “Times Cryptic 27650”
Times Quick Cryptic 1601 by Des
I found this quite a tricky offering from Des. However, it was fair and I completed in 12 minutes, the final minute spent struggling to see how 7dn worked. Here are my workings, any questions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1601 by Des”
Times Quick Cryptic 1600 by Wurm
Solving time: 10 minutes. A milestone puzzle but I can’t find anything to mark the occasion other than a customary excellent offering from Wurm. As I always note on these occasions (they always fall on … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1600 by Wurm”
Times Cryptic 27649
I’m standing in last minute for Ulaca who is feeling under the weather at the moment and I’m sure we all wish him a speedy recovery. My solving time for this was 24 minutes but … Read more “Times Cryptic 27649”
Mephisto 3112 – “Europe he saw, and Europe saw him too!”
This was quite an easy one, for a Mephisto, and I solved it in about 50 minutes without having to consult any reference material. Unfortunately, a slight ambiguity in a clue lead to a wrong … Read more “Mephisto 3112 – “Europe he saw, and Europe saw him too!””