…wins the race! The week before, I had been out of ink, so Saturday saw me working the five weekday 15x15s, plus test-solving two for my former Nation team, before looking at this stunning offering, … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4955, by Dean Mayer — slow and steady”
Day: 22nd May 2021
Times Cryptic No 27978 – Saturday, 15 May 2021. Omigod, I’m surprised.
Surprised, that is, that I took so long with 20ac, where the answer wasn’t “omigod”. 19dn also took longer than it ought, but I smiled at the answer. A generous run of double definitions in … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27978 – Saturday, 15 May 2021. Omigod, I’m surprised.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1497 – 8th May – Down with Cruciverbalpachydermosceptiscism!
I greatly enjoyed this Jumbo which has lots of delightful quirky definitions, such as “Who cares?, Don’t bet on it!, That settles it!” and the lovely “You’ll get stick when it’s finished” in the acrosses… … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1497 – 8th May – Down with Cruciverbalpachydermosceptiscism!”