Another speedy one with the clock stopped at 7:17. Would have been quicker had I not stumbled over LOI 2dn where I didn’t get the abbreviation for a while. Plenty of good anagrams and COD … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1746 by Hurley”
Month: November 2020
QC 1745 by Wurm
Pretty much a standard Monday puzzle, with most of the Across answers going in sequentially which made the Down answers even more straightforward. Many thanks to Wurm for a gentle and enjoyable start to the … Read more “QC 1745 by Wurm”
Times 27823 – Shelter from the storm
Time: 19 minutesMusic: Burning Spear, Live in Paris 1988 Easy Monday remains with us, if you are willing to trust the cryptics and look up the words you don’t know later. You don’t need to … Read more “Times 27823 – Shelter from the storm”
Mephisto 3141 – Paul McKenna
Im afraid there has been a prolonged internet outage here. My provider said an hour ago it should be fixed by 10pm however at noon they said it should be fixed by 4pm so who … Read more “Mephisto 3141 – Paul McKenna”
Sunday Times 4928 by Dean Mayer
20:34. I found this hard overall, but most of the difficulty was with a relatively small number of clues. I got badly stuck in the NE corner with the unknown LOGIA, the slightly odd 6ac, … Read more “Sunday Times 4928 by Dean Mayer”
Times Cryptic No 27816 – Saturday, 7 November 2020. Nice and easy.
This was a smooth solve. I printed it after 11am, and finished before noon (while watching reporting on the US Election, moving along about as fast as grass grows). There were only a few vocabulary … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27816 – Saturday, 7 November 2020. Nice and easy.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1466 – Noddy goes to Princeton
This started out looking like it was going to be the easiest Jumbo I’d blogged, as I got about half way across the grid top left towards bottom right in a clean sweep. But there … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1466 – Noddy goes to Princeton”
Quick Cryptic 1744 by Trelawney
An enjoyable puzzle, pitched about right I would say. I was steaming through to start with but slowed as I got further south. I has held up by 19ac, 21ac and 18dn, for reasons that are … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1744 by Trelawney”
Times 27,821: Exit, Pursued By Friday The 13th
Some challenging clues in this appropriately Friday-the-thirteenth-ish puzzle which kept me busy for a full quarter hour. FOI 6ac, LOI the simply clued but NHO 21ac. Lots of great clues but special mention to the … Read more “Times 27,821: Exit, Pursued By Friday The 13th”
Times 27820 – brush up on your philosophy
Time taken: 15:12, but with one silly typo in 8 down, so a pink square of doom. I struggled with this, and I am a little miffed at the setter for clueing the name of … Read more “Times 27820 – brush up on your philosophy”