I needed one hour to solve all but two clues for which I then resorted to aids. I found this very hard and at one point with less than half the grid completed I went … Read more “Times Cryptic 28118”
Month: October 2021
Times Quick Cryptic 1991 by Teazel
A difficult blog day – including a very unusual (for me these days) train journey and much less leisure to enjoy the pursuit of crosswordland than usual. So I have no time to report but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1991 by Teazel”
Times Quick Cryptic 1990 by Hurley
Times Quick Cryptic 1990 Solving time: 10 minutes. One answer turned out to have a meaning I wasn’t aware of but other than that this seemed mostly straightforward. How did you fare? As usual definitions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1990 by Hurley”
Times 28117 – no caparison
Thanks all for your patience. I’ve been travelling around within Hong Kong a fair bit over the weekend and have only just returned to our retirement nest on the beautiful island of Cheung Chau. Crossword-wise, … Read more “Times 28117 – no caparison”
Mephisto 3190 – “Only the Esquimaux in his skin canoe….
I wanted to do this in one sitting, and I did. It was a rather long one, and my errroneous anoa made it even longer. Fortunately, I had heard of most of the words, but … Read more “Mephisto 3190 – “Only the Esquimaux in his skin canoe….”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4977, by Robert Price — Brain Salad Surgery
A painless and entirely successful operation! Inspired by 14—or just for the hell of it—I’m listening (via YouTube Music) to Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s fourth studio album, whose title I’ve copped for my headline. I … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4977, by Robert Price — Brain Salad Surgery”
Times Cryptic No 28110 – Saturday, 16 October 2021. Money, money, money …
Financially orientated, this puzzle. Those who counts the money, those who bring it home, those who won’t spend it, those who want yours, a thing to put it in, and more. Mind you, the clues … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28110 – Saturday, 16 October 2021. Money, money, money …”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1521 – The one with three reverse cryptics
I did this puzzle across a few sessions, probably just over an hour in all. It was easier during the sessions when I hadn’t had a drink than during those when I had. First in … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1521 – The one with three reverse cryptics”
Times 28,115: Two Logs Would Be An Extravagance
Blogged from London. This had a slightly “Saturday Jumbo” flavour to its cluing in parts, but I was tickled by at least a few numbers, including the very interesting homophone at 19dn and the fun … Read more “Times 28,115: Two Logs Would Be An Extravagance”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1989 by Izetti
A crossword from our old cruciverbal adversary Izetti today to end this week’s series of Times Quick Cryptics. I enjoyed this a lot, particularly 22A and the smattering of cleverly vague definitions that made them … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1989 by Izetti”