This was a good one from Paul McKenna, parts of which might prove a bit difficult for some. I had a pretty good solve, except towards the end, where there were one or two clues … Read more “Mephisto 3144 – Not quite a pangram!”
Day: 5th December 2020
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1469: Preferably Beneath A Pile Of Crunching Bodies
This crossword is all about 28dn as far as I’m concerned, much though I like Nicolas Poussin and Tom Stoppard. What a marvellous phrase! I liked 13ac which is another sports clue – maybe I … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1469: Preferably Beneath A Pile Of Crunching Bodies”
Sunday Times Cryptic No 4931 by Dean Mayer — The 5 across the merrier!
…comme on dit. At 12 we have a bittersweet reminder of when we used to go out and get together; at this state of the siege, there may be more than one 17 (virtually) among … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic No 4931 by Dean Mayer — The 5 across the merrier!”
Times Cryptic No 27834 – Saturday, 28 November 2020. Someone to watch over me?
This puzzle had some delicious clues. The guardian angel has a Spanish tinge in 17ac, and the politicians are still dealing ineptly with the concept of hardship in 4dn. And as for 24ac: who, me? … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27834 – Saturday, 28 November 2020. Someone to watch over me?”