Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • About this site
    • Current Bloggers
    • Past Bloggers
    • Privacy Policy
  • Register
  • Help
    • User/Commenter Tips
    • Glossary
    • Contact Us
  • Log In
Times for The Times: Times and comments on The Times crossword from a team of solvers

Day: 6th October 2020

Times Cryptic 27788 – Double speak

Author   jackktPosted on 6th October 2020 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

My solving time was 50 minutes with at least the last 15 of them spent on 15ac, 16dn and the second word at 18ac. There are rather a lot of double defintions today As usual … Read more “Times Cryptic 27788 – Double speak”

View65 Comments on Times Cryptic 27788 – Double speak

Times Quick Cryptic 1716 by Oink

Author   ChrisPosted on 6th October 2020 at 1:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This was one of those QC struggles to beat target time which turned out to be successful and satisfying. The clock stopped at 9:24. It felt tricky along the way and any hope of a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1716 by Oink”

View43 Comments on Times Quick Cryptic 1716 by Oink

Posts By Month

October 2020
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Sep   Nov »

Archives

Post Categories

  • Announcement
  • Daily Cryptic
  • Jumbo Cryptic
  • Meetups and Events
  • Mephisto
  • Monthly Club Special
  • Other Crosswords
  • Quick Cryptic
  • Site Updates
  • Weekend Cryptic

Useful Links

  • Blogging Calendar
  • 15x15 Crossword SNITCH
  • Quick Cryptic Crossword SNITCH
  • Glossary
  • Quick Cryptic Guide
  • BBC4 Documentary How to Solve A Cryptic Crossword

Times Crossword Championship 2025

  • Qualifier Results
  • Semi-Final Results
  • Final Results

Other solving Blogs

  • Fifteensquared - Independent, Guardian, FT & more
  • Big Dave's Telegraph Crossword Blog
  • Crosaire - Irish Times cryptic puzzle
  • Listen with others - Listener blogs
  • George vs the Listener Crossword
  • Rex Parker does the New York Times xwd
  • Ottawa Citizen (syndicated Sunday Times)

Syndicated Times puzzles

The Australian - links to our reports

Free online editions of UK dictionaries

  • Oxford English Dictionary
  • Chambers 21st Century
  • Collins

Other crossword sites

  • Times Crossword Club (subscription needed)
  • Weekend Quick Cryptics
  • Magpie magazine
  • Crossword Unclued
  • Crosswords by Anax
  • The Listener Crossword - official site
  • Best for Puzzles - Michael Curl's site with puzzles and Who's Who
  • Henri Picciotto & Joshua Kosman's Word Salad

Contact Us

Send email to Times for The Times Admin using our Contact Form

Dark mode switch

  • Home
  • About
    • About this site
    • Current Bloggers
    • Past Bloggers
    • Privacy Policy
  • Register
  • Help
    • User/Commenter Tips
    • Glossary
    • Contact Us
  • Log In
Times for The Times