Once again the best cryptic workout of the month, because biffability has been all but subtracted from the equation – if you could readily define more than half a dozen of these words without resort … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,237: I Fought Scots Law, And Scots Law Won”
Day: 30th June 2020
QC League Table of difficulty by Setter (June 2020)
Nobody has asked for it this time round, but undeterred I bring you an update of my analysis of QC difficulty levels by Setter. It’s based entirely on my own solving times and whether or … Read more “QC League Table of difficulty by Setter (June 2020)”
Times Cryptic 27704
Solving time: 36 minutes. This is my 450th blog of 15×15 puzzles – the first having been posted on 23rd November 2007. I remember sweating blood over the early ones but the process became much … Read more “Times Cryptic 27704”
Times Quick Cryptic 1646 by Orpheus
Add a few names, a fair few abbreviations and the odd composer then mix cleverly. 9 minutes for this enjoyable QC with a mind-blank on the two longer downs – 6 and 9. All questions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1646 by Orpheus”