Not the easiest Izetti, in that I needed to look twice at several of these before cottoning on, and didn’t feel confident enough at any point to do much biffing (I did biff 12dn, though, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1717 by Izetti”
Month: October 2020
Times 27789 – my postilion has blown it!
A pleasant and not too tricky Wednesday this week, which has a good mix of easy clues, and some interesting words. Well, interesting in the sense that, with time to fill, one can potter off … Read more “Times 27789 – my postilion has blown it!”
Times Cryptic 27788 – Double speak
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”
Times Quick Cryptic 1716 by Oink
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”
QC 1715 by Wurm
This was an extremely easy puzzle from Wurm (whom I think I have only met once or twice before). In fact I do think it is the easiest puzzle I have ever blogged and many … Read more “QC 1715 by Wurm”
Times 27787 – Put that in your lapel!
Time: 60 minutes!Music: Schubert, Piano Sonatas, Wilhelm Kempf Yeah, my time was 60 minutes, but it was 25 minutes on all but one clue. Since I had never heard of the fastener, and there a … Read more “Times 27787 – Put that in your lapel!”
Mephisto 3135 – Paul McKenna
I remember doing this on Sunday afternoon on a pretty glorious day, but don’t remember that much about the solving process. Chalk that up to a round of golf the previous day where I took … Read more “Mephisto 3135 – Paul McKenna”
Sunday Times 4922 by Dean Mayer – One Hand in my Pocket
20:41. Brilliant stuff from Dean this week. One of the hallmarks of a really great puzzle for me is that when I go to blog it a few days after solving, a lot of the … Read more “Sunday Times 4922 by Dean Mayer – One Hand in my Pocket”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1460 – 19th September. Bad news …
Hello all, from a murky and moist Surrey. As Storm Alex blew in I realised that the last storm season has passed without reaching K, which I had been rather looking forward to. I plodded … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1460 – 19th September. Bad news …”
Times Cryptic No 27780 – Saturday, 26 September 2020. Lazing on a weekend afternoon.
Ah Saturday. Another accessible puzzle. Every answer was from the known universe of discourse, and no clue was trivial. Just how I like it! My favourite was 5ac, with its delightful self-referential qualities. Thanks to … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27780 – Saturday, 26 September 2020. Lazing on a weekend afternoon.”