Well, another pretty easy one on my watch. I romped home in 17:24, but that time will be made to look like Dom Sibley trying to bat compared with some of the speed merchants around … Read more “Times 28057 – Sage and Oregon”
Month: August 2021
Times Quick Cryptic 1940 by Teazel
Solving time:10 minutes, so I achieved my target time but it with barely a second to spare. I don’t know now what delayed me. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1940 by Teazel”
Mephisto 3180 – Whoa!
I did solve this puzzle, but this involved a lot of not-very-inspired guessing. Sitting down to write the blog, it looks like explaining some of the answers will provide considerable difficulty. At least Paul’s pun … Read more “Mephisto 3180 – Whoa!”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4967 by Dean Mayer — En garde !
Some tricky feints and lunges here to keep you on your toes. The two longest clues are CDs, and as usual they kept me guessing longer than most, especially 9. But my most protracted engagement … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4967 by Dean Mayer — En garde !”
Times Cryptic No 28050 – Saturday, 07 August 2021. Who was Carl Foreman?
For the second week running, we had a reference to someone I hadn’t heard of, and once again I didn’t need to know who they were. He directed wrote The Bridge on the River Kwai. … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28050 – Saturday, 07 August 2021. Who was Carl Foreman?”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1510 – 31st July 2021. Sous-titre drôle
Hi everyone. Jumbo bloggers will be familiar with the “well that was fun, now I have a mammoth load of clues to blog” feeling. I decided to more-or-less write this one up as I went … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1510 – 31st July 2021. Sous-titre drôle”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1939 by Felix
Well if this excellent quick crossword from Felix made you toil and trouble, the setter will have achieved his objective. Lots of lovely deceptively hidden definitions, and neat wordplay and surfaces. I particularly enjoyed 10A, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1939 by Felix”
Times 28,055: An Overly Familiar Way To Refer To Edmund
I’ve definitely seen harder Fridays than this. I liked some of the namechecks, Pergolesi and Catullus and Waugh rubbing shoulders with Eddy Blackadder, but overall not much to say about this. LEKS was a bold … Read more “Times 28,055: An Overly Familiar Way To Refer To Edmund”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1938 by Trelawney
Possibly a touch on the gentle side of average difficulty today. I say possibly: I seem to be solving better than usual at the minute and took 6:33, around a minute quicker than yesterday’s done … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1938 by Trelawney”
28054 Thursday, 12 August 2021 In the library with a candlestick
I found this toughish, taking an age to get going and scrambling through in all but 28 minutes. But it’s also a good cut above the average, with some very fine clues in the mix. … Read more “28054 Thursday, 12 August 2021 In the library with a candlestick”