Solving time: 30 minutes for all but three answers plus another 10 minutes to unravel two of them. I gave up on the third and decided to cheat. As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times Cryptic 27692”
Month: June 2020
Times Quick Cryptic 1636 by Tracy
Pretty rapid progress was held up by one or two gaps around the grid. My end time of just on 10 minutes shows that none of these ended up being too problematic. LOI 21dn, COD … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1636 by Tracy”
Times 27691 – Not so Sharp……
Time: 39 minutesMusic: Mozart, Symphony 41, Fricsay/BPO I suspect this was a very easy puzzle where I was way off the wavelength. Except for 1 across, an immediate write-in, I struggled with simple clues that … Read more “Times 27691 – Not so Sharp……”
QC 1635 by Trelawney
Another very straightforward offering for the nursery slopes here. I know some of the less experienced of you don’t like it when bloggers say that but all I am trying to do is put it … Read more “QC 1635 by Trelawney”
Sunday Times 4906 by David McLean
10:44. Once again I have left it very late to blog this one so I don’t remember much about my solving experience… other than that I enjoyed it. I should really try harder to write … Read more “Sunday Times 4906 by David McLean”
Mephisto 3119 – Tim Moorey
On the gentler scale of Mephistos, but I enjoyed it because of one entry, which reminded me of a book I read last year, and I dug off the shelf to re-read the section pertaining … Read more “Mephisto 3119 – Tim Moorey”
Times Cryptic No 27684 – Saturday, 6 June 2020. A game of two halves.
It took me a long time to get on the setter’s wavelength. Once I did, they had me chuckling, starting with 17dn and 17ac. My clue of the day was clearly the kettle lady at … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27684 – Saturday, 6 June 2020. A game of two halves.”
Jumbo 1443
A fairly normal Jumbo, with one very much unknown solution (4D) that required a dictionary check. As an aside the famous maestro in 17A and the inventor of the pills in 52A were grandson and … Read more “Jumbo 1443”
Quick Cryptic 1634 by Rodney
I quite liked this, though having overslept and overdone it last night, I could have done with an easier one. Lots of good clues, 23a is my favourite. Not sure about 18dn which seems to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1634 by Rodney”
Times 27,689: A 1ac, a 1dn and a 5dn walk into two hostelries…
After a couple of weeks of verdurous green as far as the eye can see over at the Crossword Snitch, I was naturally hoping that this would be the day that the Thunderer would come … Read more “Times 27,689: A 1ac, a 1dn and a 5dn walk into two hostelries…”