Hi everyone, and Happy Caturday. A great crossword to savour, I thought. It took me something like a couple of hours over a few sessions but yielded to applied thinking, with plenty of lovely aha! … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1465 – 24th October. Lots of highs”
Month: November 2020
Times Quick Cryptic No 1739 by Teazel
Happy Friday everyone. I’ve found several of Teazel’s recent quick crosswords quite tricky and today was no exception. It is one of those grids where none of the first letters of the Downs at the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1739 by Teazel”
Times 27, 815: Trumpowder, Biden and Plot
A good level of difficulty for a Friday, with a few bits of fun vocabulary and “advanced” wordplay peppering a grid that was mostly straightforward to parse up. FOI 11ac, LOI 2dn; having to truncate … Read more “Times 27, 815: Trumpowder, Biden and Plot”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1738 by Hurley
Gentle enough from Hurley today – it’s been a while since I’ve blogged a puzzle and have come in under 7 minutes, so that was nice if not especially diverting. Slight hold up at the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1738 by Hurley”
27814 Thursday, 5 November 2020 Yum Yum
I rather enjoyed this quirky number over 18.44, as a break from the drawn-our tension fest that is the American election process. At the time of writing, the BBC is still rather coy about predicting … Read more “27814 Thursday, 5 November 2020 Yum Yum”
Times 27813 – A Rake’s and Pilgrim’s Progress feature today; do not despond when in Berkshire!
Today the UK Parliament is discussing another lockdown to start tomorrow. I, and several hundred thousand others, have signed a petition arguing for our golf courses to be kept open (albeit playing only in pairs … Read more “Times 27813 – A Rake’s and Pilgrim’s Progress feature today; do not despond when in Berkshire!”
Times Quick Cryptic 1737 by Mara
Nice and easy. Only the SW put up a little resistance, and I had to guess the first meaning at 21dn. Definitions underlined. Across 1 Comedian in panic, I’m occasionally laid back (5) COMIC – … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1737 by Mara”
Times Quick Cryptic 1736 by Joker
A cracking QC from Joker. Quick – the clock stopped at 7:57. It seemed that I’d flown through this – occasionally only having a passing acquaintance with the parsing. Some great clues which I’ve relished … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1736 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 27812
Solving time: 23 minutes. Somewhat easier than average but I enjoyed it as it was quite varied. I hesitate to suggest it as I have disagreed with a couple of recent recommendatioins made by others, … Read more “Times Cryptic 27812”
QC 1735 by Breadman
Back again this week after missing my slot two weeks ago. Many thanks to jackkt who sat in for me. The reason for my absence was the untimely death of my mother. I honestly do … Read more “QC 1735 by Breadman”