Getting the long clues surrounding the grid straight off would help – I got 2 out of 4 so didn’t come up with a fast time – 11 minutes. The rest were reasonably straight forward … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1611 by Orpheus”
Month: May 2020
Times 27661 – When Horryd Met the God-intoxicated Man
A very neat and tidy Monday puzzle, offering something for everyone without ever threatening towards the overtaxing. A few chestnuts, a trip down memory lane to one of Monty Python’s best known skits (SAY. NO. … Read more “Times 27661 – When Horryd Met the God-intoxicated Man”
Times Quick Cryptic 1610 by Pedro
Solving time: 9 minutes. I didn’t find this difficult but, as always, I shall be interested to see what others have to say. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1610 by Pedro”
Mephisto 3114 – At the Gentleman’s Club
I found most of this puzzle approachable, but, as usual, ended up with a couple of things I didn’t know. My wild guesses were surprisingly successful, but I still ended up with two wrong. There … Read more “Mephisto 3114 – At the Gentleman’s Club”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4901, by Dean Mayer — Paint It, Red
In this puzzle I was delighted to find, like a shiny prize at the bottom of the Cracker Jack box, a word heretofore utterly unknown to me, and which I can’t even imagine running across … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4901, by Dean Mayer — Paint It, Red”
Times Cryptic No 27654 – Saturday, 2 May 2020. Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
It’s a beautiful, sparkling autumn day as I write this blog in the Emerald City, so I found it a little ironic that my last answer in was the one with the Oz reference. Never … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27654 – Saturday, 2 May 2020. Follow the Yellow Brick Road.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1436 – I shot a man in Reno
I thought this was a fairly gentle lockdown offering, taking about 40 minutes including parsing everything. First in was BRIDGE at 1d (I sometimes have a cheeky look at 1d if I don’t get 1a … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1436 – I shot a man in Reno”
QC1609 by Juno – VEry CleVEr!
What fun! A great piece of grid filling by Juno to mark today’s anniversary… and some pretty good clues too. I was about 1/2 way through solving before I realised exactly what was going on. … Read more “QC1609 by Juno – VEry CleVEr!”
Times 27,659: 75 Years Of Unconditional Surrender (To Crosswords)
Acceptable Friday fare, not too “abstruse” but not without some little deviosities either. For my part I got well bogged down in the NE corner by having essayed PLAY FIGHT as some kind of weak … Read more “Times 27,659: 75 Years Of Unconditional Surrender (To Crosswords)”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1608 by Trelawney
Very enjoyable puzzle today, pitched towards the easier end, which Trelawney has been tending to do on about a monthly basis since first setting all the way back in those joyous, carefree, touchy-feely days of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1608 by Trelawney”