Well, this is a bit of a multi-definition fest, including two rather neat triples. Not too hard I’d say, 8 min for me. COD 8dn Across 1 Rent holiday place on the Adriatic (5) SPLIT … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1714 by Juno”
Month: October 2020
Times 27,785: Off To The Races At The 23d 28a
Not so very Fridayish, with much that could be filled in quickly and a few chestnutty clues; but certainly not without its charms. My favourite clue was probably the homophone at 22ac, though I did … Read more “Times 27,785: Off To The Races At The 23d 28a”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1713 by Mara
Welcome to October. No accurate time for me this morning after a computer crash mid-solve, but it didn’t feel like it took too long – I’d guess inside my target of 15 minutes. Lots of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1713 by Mara”
Times 27784 – a wordplay tour-de-force
Time taken: 9:13. That is just a touch under my average, but this is a tricky puzzle that is right up my alley – there were a large number of answers here that I had … Read more “Times 27784 – a wordplay tour-de-force”