We have reached the last Quick Cryptic of the year, so Happy New Year to all our solvers and setters when it comes tonight. Our setter today is Breadman and I found this mostly straightforward … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2039 by Breadman”
Month: December 2021
Times 28,175: Goodbye To All That
The very last puzzle of 2021 offers a plethora of 2022 holiday destination ideas, for when this Omishambles dies down and the world throws open its doors once more. Mexico, Andalusia, champagne in the Alps, … Read more “Times 28,175: Goodbye To All That”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2038 by Izetti
A chewy enough puzzle from Izetti, taking me a bit over 12 minutes to get the Unlucky! sign: I failed on my LOI 7d, and even stared dutifully for another couple of minutes before clicking … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2038 by Izetti”
28174 Thursday, 30 December 2021 Tall and tan and young and lovely?
It’s quite difficult for me to avoid saying I found this very much on the straightforward side. I did, after all, spin through in 12.27 which for once puts me amongst the quicker solvers. With … Read more “28174 Thursday, 30 December 2021 Tall and tan and young and lovely?”
Times Quick Cryptic 2037 by Trelawney
An abundance of familiar crossword vocabulary, and a couple of real chestnuts, gave me enough of a start in all corners. Only 13ac and 4dn caused any head-scratching; the former to check my spelling, and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2037 by Trelawney”
Times 28173 – a tasty tester for the last Wednesday of 2021
What a good puzzle! A few interesting words, a bit of general knowledge (with a geographical flavour) and some witty clues. 15d was my last one in as the word that fitted was obvious, but … Read more “Times 28173 – a tasty tester for the last Wednesday of 2021”
Times Cryptic 28172
Solving time: 47 minutes. There were one or two trickier bits here but after some of last week’s puzzles it was enjoyable to solve one where the answers mostly flowed along nicely. As usual definitions … Read more “Times Cryptic 28172”
Times Quick Cryptic 2036 by Jalna
A tough ask from Jalna with the odd unknown definition and plenty of knotted parsing which took me 14 minutes to unravel. Enjoyed the challenge though! I suppose you’ll now let me know that you … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2036 by Jalna”
TftT Christmas Crossword report
I hope you’re all having a good Christmas break. Here are my comments on the team effort. Starting with the grid, the checking side is fine. For me it seems a mild shame to have … Read more “TftT Christmas Crossword report”
Times 28171
Time: 17 minutesMusic: George Lloyd, Symphony No 8 I did this puzzle a bit aggressively, as parts of it were rather loose, and in any case I was thoroughly frustrated by my struggles with this … Read more “Times 28171”