…this puzzle is constructed. No exotic vocabulary, no CDs (not that I mind either), no stretchy definitions, all quite clear and no questions or quibbles left after solving… and yet I had to look at … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4989, by Robert Price — With wit and cunning”
Day: 15th January 2022
Times Bank Holiday Cryptic Jumbo 1535 – 3 January 2022. Happy New Rhubarb
Hello everyone. The year is becoming less new, but I hope it is proving happy for you. I solved this on my phone in bed, gently falling asleep, but still the grid was full in … Read more “Times Bank Holiday Cryptic Jumbo 1535 – 3 January 2022. Happy New Rhubarb”
Times Cryptic No 28182 – Saturday, 8 January 2022. Short and sweet.
I was struck by the number of terse definitions in this puzzle – often one word, sometimes just two letters. I didn’t know the old county – and probably don’t know many current ones! – … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28182 – Saturday, 8 January 2022. Short and sweet.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1534: To Those Who Wait
I honestly don’t know what happened to me at New Year’s 2022 – possibly alien abduction. This was a very straightforward puzzle though, unlikely to exacerbate any hangovers. My COD was 29ac – actually I … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1534: To Those Who Wait”