This took me a little longer than usual, so I suspect it is at the harder end of the spectrum. Generally an enjoyable solve with some nice surfaces. 9 minutes for me. Across 1 Correct … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1864 by Izetti”
Month: April 2021
Times 27,965: Hufflepuff Shufflestuff
Not too arduous (7 minutes here) but certainly adequate to Friday purposes. I liked “is tasted again” as the hard-to-see definition for 5ac, the &lit, the complex subtractive anagram at 27ac and the misleading capitalisation … Read more “Times 27,965: Hufflepuff Shufflestuff”
Times 27964 – mind your P’s and W’s
I submitted this in 10:30, pretty much bang on my average time, to find out that I had an error. Not my week this week, I had a silly typo on Tuesday, mangled a spelling … Read more “Times 27964 – mind your P’s and W’s”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1863 by Orpheus
After yesterday’s travails, this was just 10 minutes for me, with a good mix of clue types, middling GK required and a fair bit of tongue-in-cheek humour (but no nina that I can spot). The … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1863 by Orpheus”
Times 27963 – carry on with The Times
A pleasant if unexceptional workout, an X short of a pangram. Nothing obscure, if you know your antelopes. Across 1 Brilliant wool supplier fills empty jail (5) JEWEL – Put EWE into J(AI)L. 4 Hard … Read more “Times 27963 – carry on with The Times”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1862 by Marty
Introduction No time today, as I solved with my five-year-old son, Oliver: his first introduction to the art of cryptic crosswords. He has a much easier time with these than he does with US crosswords … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1862 by Marty”
Times Cryptic 27962
Solving time: 45 minutes. Having reviewed the clues whilst writing the blog I’m not sure why I missed my target half-hour, and by so much. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27962”
Times Quick Cryptic 1861 by Joker
A quick QC today – 5 minutes for all bar 13ac and LOI 21ac. 6:13 to complete the grid. I enjoyed some interesting anagram indicators and wondered about the hidden indicator at 24ac. COD 4dn. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1861 by Joker”
Times 27961 – I’m awight. You awight?
I struggled with this a bit, much of which I’m putting down to interruptions from the wife and the telephone. To add insult to injury, when we parted on Saturday morning (nothing permanent, hopefully), she … Read more “Times 27961 – I’m awight. You awight?”
Times Quick Cryptic 1860 by Tracy
7 minutes for me. How did you all get on? As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in square ones]. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1860 by Tracy”