I reckon your experience of today’s puzzle will depend on whether you solved the four longest answers quickly, or not. I’m in the latter camp, with 1ac my LOI. Overall, this is a pretty grown … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1977 by Breadman”
Month: October 2021
Times 28101 – not a kookaburra or a cockatoo, this time.
Only one unknown word for me, my LOI in this mild level puzzle today, yet another Australian creature with a weird onomatopoeic name apparently derived from Yagara, a native language. The rest flew in within … Read more “Times 28101 – not a kookaburra or a cockatoo, this time.”
Times Cryptic 28100
Solving time: 38 minutes but technically a DNF because I used aids for one unknown as my LOI. Other than that it all seems straightforward. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and … Read more “Times Cryptic 28100”
Times Quick Cryptic 1976 by Oink
I didn’t find anything too hard in here and finished inside 9 minutes. A few got me looking the wrong way – especially LOI 23ac and, with a sprinkling of double definitions, this was a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1976 by Oink”
Times 28099 – Hmmm….do I see a dragonfly?
Time: 81 minutesMusic: Beethoven, Symphony 3, Jochum/LSO. As soon as I started this puzzle, I knew I was in trouble. Yes, I could answer some of them, but only because I am an experienced solver … Read more “Times 28099 – Hmmm….do I see a dragonfly?”
QC 1975 by Orpheus
From where I am sitting this was slightly more difficult than my last puzzle two weeks ago and quite a bit less difficult than my puzzle four weeks ago. But looking through it after the … Read more “QC 1975 by Orpheus”
Mephisto 3187 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans. Excellent puzzle here from Don Manley, with very clear wordplay for the more obscure entries. 20 in particulatly had me wondering if it was truly a word from the wordplay, but yes … Read more “Mephisto 3187 – Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4974 by Robert Price
19:50. I found this tough, and the extra time it took me was most welcome because I thought it was a brilliant puzzle and I enjoyed every minute of it. Not much unfamiliar vocabulary for … Read more “Sunday Times 4974 by Robert Price”
Times Cryptic No 28092 – Saturday, 25 September 2021. Wizard prang, wot?
My LOI was 3dn, and I had a vivid flashback to Biggles and crew when I saw what the definition referred to! In fact, the upper left of the puzzle was all troublesome. I finally … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28092 – Saturday, 25 September 2021. Wizard prang, wot?”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1518 – 15 September 2021
Hello again. This Jumbo I really liked; it has some clever and original clues, and some well-disguised definitions. Overall mostly straightforward, though I need help with 38ac struggled with 38ac.. What did you think? Please, … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1518 – 15 September 2021”