I thought this crossword was fun, quirky, not too easy and a little left-field. Several words which are more familiar with other meanings, and one word which could probably stand as a shibboleth test to … Read more “Times 28105 – Blood! Death! War! Rumpy-pumpy!”
Month: October 2021
Times Quick Cryptic 1980 by Teazel
Solving time: 9 minutes but with one error at 6ac which I count as an unfair clue for a Quickie. Other than that, it was a good puzzle. As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1980 by Teazel”
Mephisto 3188 – Hey, Ron, where are we?
I felt this was a fairly moderate puzzle, but I still picked at it over a couple of days, being rather lazy about the whole thing. A surprising number of the answers are pretty common … Read more “Mephisto 3188 – Hey, Ron, where are we?”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4975, by David McLean — just business
I hope someone out there enjoyed this more than I did. Aside from a few clues—notably 7, with its smooth and very apt surface, and 19, which pointedly alludes to and whose entire surface could … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4975, by David McLean — just business”
Times Cryptic No 28098 – Saturday, 2 October 2021. Alas poor Yorick – I knew him, Horatio.
Unlike Yorick, I’d never heard of the character at 3dn. 12ac was a new idea that stretched my mind. I didn’t know 3dn. 16ac featured the best disguised anagram indicator. Thanks to the setter for … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28098 – Saturday, 2 October 2021. Alas poor Yorick – I knew him, Horatio.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1519: Tender-Handed Solve A Crossword
It’s my birthday! Happy birthday to me! 29 today! Or thereabouts. I did this a while back and can’t remember much about it now but it looks to have been a straightforward one, taking myself … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1519: Tender-Handed Solve A Crossword”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1979 by Mara
A great Quick Cryptic from Mara today to end the week if you are a fan of anagrams. Blimey! No less than 10 of them (if I can count that far correctly)! Nothing obscure or … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1979 by Mara”
Times 28,103: Just a crouton in the cryptic 20ac
Hello hello, I thought, this might be interesting, as I put in 9ac and 7d, an unusual pair of words if ever I met one, but in the end it all fell into place pretty … Read more “Times 28,103: Just a crouton in the cryptic 20ac”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1978 by Pedro
The curse of the last clue struck again, and I gave up and clicked on the answer after a bit of an impatient stare at 17d. There’s little excuse for this when the clock is … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1978 by Pedro”
28102 Thursday, 7 October 2021 A fly and sail cruise
From where I’m sitting, with a time of 14.27, much the easiest of the week, unlikely to be eclipsed in that regard by the Friday. I didn’t get much of a start in the top … Read more “28102 Thursday, 7 October 2021 A fly and sail cruise”