Solving time: 33 minutes. Fairly straightforward, and the few bits I didn’t know were solver-friendly. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27632”
Month: April 2020
Times 27631 – Tiptoe, through the kitchen….
Time: 21 minutesMusic – Tchaikovsky – Pathetique Symphony, Abaddo/CSO Another easy Monday today, with very little that will present much of a challenge to our regulars. No outrageous vocabulary, no cleverly hidden literals, rather simple … Read more “Times 27631 – Tiptoe, through the kitchen….”
QC 1585 by Teazel – Life During Wartime
I think this was the easiest QC I’ve ever done. Apart from one clue. And even that was easy but I just didn’t see it. An example of being hidden in plain sight if ever … Read more “QC 1585 by Teazel – Life During Wartime”
Sunday Times 4896 by Robert Price – off the grid
8:38. Not a difficult puzzle but a fun solve, partly because of the unusual grid: apart from the long ones across and down the middle all the answers are eight-letter words, and if you can … Read more “Sunday Times 4896 by Robert Price – off the grid”
Mephisto 3109 – Don Manley
Greetings all. Hope everyone is safe and well! It seems interest in the Mephisto has been picking up over the last few weeks which is awesome, it is definitely a puzzle that takes longer to … Read more “Mephisto 3109 – Don Manley”
Times Cryptic No 27624 – Saturday, 28 March 2020. Heteronyms ’R US.
I found this another relatively easy number for a Saturday. My FOI was 4ac, and LOI was 1ac, which I think was also my favourite among a number of contenders. Several delightful clues, like 14ac … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27624 – Saturday, 28 March 2020. Heteronyms ’R US.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1430 – 21st March. Double, double
Hello everyone. I hope you and your loved ones are keeping safe and sane. This puzzle kept me entertained for longer than I expected after the first 80% or so. A few stubborn patches of … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1430 – 21st March. Double, double”
Quick Cryptic 1584 by Mara
I took ages to get going with this, but it was reasonably starightforward after that. I seemed to do a lot of biffing. I’ll be interested to see how you all got on. 10 minutes … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1584 by Mara”
Times 27,629: Please Look After This Blog
This one took me much longer than the other puzzles this week, but not because it was exceptionally difficult I don’t think, more that I ground to a halt on a couple of corner clues, … Read more “Times 27,629: Please Look After This Blog”
Times 27628 – in which I do not advance
Well I am well and truly beaten! After about 20 minutes, I gave up and bunged in answers for the two that I could not make head or tail of, and hit submit. One of … Read more “Times 27628 – in which I do not advance”