I was told when starting crosswords that The Times was perhaps not the best to cut your teeth on (but obviously the superior puzzle), and if you’re starting out with this tricky little number, I’ll … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1677 by Izetti”
Month: August 2020
Times Cryptic 27740
I had problems with this one and needed to set it aside for a short time before returning to it with renewed energy. In the end I got through it without resorting to aids, but … Read more “Times Cryptic 27740”
Times Quick Cryptic 1676 by Tracy
Three clues put me in a nautical mood so I found this plain sailing with a following wind and fair tide. My voyage took only 7:05 so I’d hardly had time to break out the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1676 by Tracy”
Times 27739 – What Uncle Toby was looking for?
Time: 45 minutesMusic: Albeniz, Iberia I was definitely off the wavelenght here, and struggled with a lot of the clues. There is a lot of original cluing here, which makes it difficult to lean on … Read more “Times 27739 – What Uncle Toby was looking for?”
QC 1675 by Orpheus
Sorry, nothing at all to say this week except look at the explanations below. I can’t stand this awful weather where every keystroke is a miniature expenditure of energy too far so I’m bailing out … Read more “QC 1675 by Orpheus”
Sunday Times 4914 by Robert Price – source for the gander
12:28. Another really entertaining puzzle from Bob this week. I particularly liked 12ac, with its deceptive wordplay, and the cryptic definitions. These often attract negative comment but I thought both examples in the long down … Read more “Sunday Times 4914 by Robert Price – source for the gander”
Mephisto 3127 – Don Manley
Greetings all – this was a rather fun puzzle from Don Manley, and I can only see a little bit of scribble in my grid where I had an original incorrect answer at 5 down … Read more “Mephisto 3127 – Don Manley”
Times Cryptic No 27732 – Saturday, 1 August 2020. Feast your eyes on these 7dns.
This felt like a typical Saturday offering. When solving on paper, I often look at the clues at the bottom of the page first, and so my FOI was 25dn. I didn’t know the reference … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27732 – Saturday, 1 August 2020. Feast your eyes on these 7dns.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1451 – I’ll have an onion bhaji and some Bombay potatoes please
A perfectly good Jumbo of standard difficulty, for me at least. I got a little bit stuck on a few at the bottom but still finished in about 40 minutes. There were some nice touches … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1451 – I’ll have an onion bhaji and some Bombay potatoes please”
Quick Cryptic 1674 by Pedro
Nine minutes for me, probably towards the harder end of the spectrum. 1ac and 3dn held me up. 8 dn made me smile. Across 1 See both wandering into shops, identifying store for a later … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1674 by Pedro”