Well, fair do’s, I can’t really claim this was anything other than a Friday puzzle, despite the attempted misdirection in 1ac. TRANCHET crossing with CASSIMERE crossing with TWITE though? These are the kind of shenanigans … Read more “Times 27,635: Be Careful What You Wish For”
Day: 9th April 2020
Times Quick Cryptic No 1588 by Hurley
A straightforward-enough puzzle, completed a couple of minutes under target. I was slow to see 1ac, for no good reason, and needed all the checkers for 8ac and several checkers for 10ac, but the rest … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1588 by Hurley”
27634 Thursday, 9 April 2020 Uncle Bulgaria Remembers
Cop and robbers turn up in equal measure in this puzzle, and there’s also a barrister in attendance and a former criminal keeping us company. I rather breezed through this after a shaky start, with … Read more “27634 Thursday, 9 April 2020 Uncle Bulgaria Remembers”