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!”
Month: May 2021
Times Quick Cryptic No 1879 by Joker
We have a delightful Quick Cryptic from Joker today to end the week’s series of good crosswords. We are treated to a triple definition (my Clue of the Day) a double anagram and four other … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1879 by Joker”
Times 27,983: Please Do Not Use Thermometers Imprectically
I can’t really find much to criticise about a crossword that manages to set the Genius of the Carpathians side by side with the Hero of Pontypandy: some of the clues took a long time … Read more “Times 27,983: Please Do Not Use Thermometers Imprectically”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1878 by Teazel
11 minutes, with four of those spent – for no good reason – on 9ac, 7d and correcting 12ac. A fine puzzle with good clues aplenty, my favourite I think being 18ac – many thanks … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1878 by Teazel”
27982 Thursday, 20 May 2021 A robin…has very little time to rest.
Time was when you could be interested in everything, and develop your interests in whichever direction took your fancy. Our chemist today was one such. These days, we are inclined to be more narrow, specialised, … Read more “27982 Thursday, 20 May 2021 A robin…has very little time to rest.”
Times Quick Cryptic 1877 by Oink
Crack(l)ing puzzle, as we’ve come to expect from this – my favourite – setter. Only the SW corner proved a little reluctant, as well as the long 4dn (cryptic definitions are *still* my Achilles’ heel). … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1877 by Oink”
Times 27981 – scrumptious clueing this week.
I enjoyed this one, nothing too obscure or contentious but plenty of clever clues, some of which like 6a and 20a had neat surfaces which read well and are relevant to the answer. I thought … Read more “Times 27981 – scrumptious clueing this week.”
Times Cryptic 27980
Solving time: 36 minutes. I’ve nothing to say upfront so let’s get straight to the answers… As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal … Read more “Times Cryptic 27980”
Times Quick Cryptic 1876 by Tracy
Well, I was one who didn’t find yesterday’s easy and I struggled even more on this – so maybe I’m just having a bad week. I’ll take some slow solves in exchange for our new … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1876 by Tracy”
QC 1875 by Mara
There were quite a few of the sorts of clues that are often regarded as ‘easier’ in this gentle Monday morning stroll. I counted five double definitions and six clues that were either full anagrams … Read more “QC 1875 by Mara”