I spent a long time staring at my final two (5d and 10ac) before taking a break, and saw them fairly quickly on my return. So 13-ish minutes, in total, if you don’t include the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1948 by Tracy”
Month: August 2021
28066 Thursday, 26 August 2021 Spurred on
Quite a gentle offering this one, which is just as well because I’m celebrating my (our) 48th wedding anniversary in a pleasant hotel in Wales with a thankfully robust internet connection. A certain quantity of … Read more “28066 Thursday, 26 August 2021 Spurred on”
Times 28065 – as you like it.
At first sight I thought this was going to be hard but it unravelled quickly once 1a and 1d went in and was all done in fifteen minutes. There are a couple of rather obscure … Read more “Times 28065 – as you like it.”
Times Quick Cryptic 1947 by Felix
I really enjoyed this. I’m posting early for the benefit of our transatlantic solvers, for whom this crossword may have special relevance. The top half didn’t put up too much resistance (except 11dn – I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1947 by Felix”
Times Cryptic 28064
Solving time: 30 minutes dead. Rather an interesting and enjoyable puzzle with several unusual features along the way. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, … Read more “Times Cryptic 28064”
Times Quick Cryptic 1946 by Joker
I wonder how many others will be caught out by 3dn. I’d very much enjoyed this solve and I was getting right uo to my 10 minute target when I rather rashly plumped for an … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1946 by Joker”
Times 28063 – What every woman needs?
Time: 36 minutesMusic: Mahler, Symphony 5, Levine/Philadelphia I was a little off when doing this puzzle, and while I started quickly enough I had trouble finishing. I found the intersection of time-lapse and manometer very … Read more “Times 28063 – What every woman needs?”
QC 1945 by Hurley
An almost completely sequential solve for me, the good walk spoiled by just a couple of shots slicing off into the rough. Many thanks to Hurley for a gentle start to my holiday week (although … Read more “QC 1945 by Hurley”
Sunday Times 4968 by Robert Price
14:41. Another excellent puzzle from Robert, with a few tricky bits and pieces but nothing overly taxing. There are several clues in here that require you to remove either of a pair of the same … Read more “Sunday Times 4968 by Robert Price”
Mephisto 3181 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans. Since I have a busy weekend, I’m writing this up in advance, and may not be able to check comments on Sunday morning, so if I have messed anything up, check to … Read more “Mephisto 3181 – Don Manley”