All done in under the quarter hour, but enjoyable throughout, especially the sciency clues which tickled my GK centres most pleasurably, my favourite being the God particle at 32ac. Late to fall, and excellent penny-drop-moments, … Read more “Cryptic Jumbo 1494: Solved Only Using Techniques I Could Will Should Become Universal Cryptic Law”
Day: 8th May 2021
Sunday Times Cryptic 4953, by Robert Price — string of pearls
A spectrum of life here, with advice to a weary employee, a nightmarish work scene, a brewery mascot, news in men’s fashions, competitive coworkers in an atmosphere of smouldering tension, and, of course, the uninhibited … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4953, by Robert Price — string of pearls”
Times Cryptic No 27966 – Saturday, 1 May 2021. Done by dinner.
Last Saturday was busy for me, and I did this in snatches. So it was an extended solve, but I don’t think it was harder than usual. My ignorance of 1ac is all encompassing, so … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27966 – Saturday, 1 May 2021. Done by dinner.”