The double Homeric reference was a delight. Obviously it wasn’t all Greek, though both answers were among my last few in. Thanks to the setter for a very enjoyable puzzle. How did you all get … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28188 – Saturday, 15 January 2022. Not all Greek to me.”
Month: January 2022
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1536 – Two legs bad, no legs…?
Me again already. The bank holiday Jumbos squeeze the schedule and our customary 5 week “rest” gets condensed to 3 weeks. Oh woe is we bloggers on our zero-hour, zero-money contracts. I solved this with … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1536 – Two legs bad, no legs…?”
Quick Cryptic 2054 by Rongo
Straigtforward enough, but one in which experience may count. There are a few wordplay devices that are fine if you’ve seen them before, but beginners may find harder. Most clues eminently biffable, though which helps, and … Read more “Quick Cryptic 2054 by Rongo”
Times 28,193: Come-To-Bed Hs
No complaints about the Fridayishness of this. Lots of interesting words containing many Scrabble letters (though the puzzle is a nongram, for lack of an X), and a lot of clues requiring careful unteasing of … Read more “Times 28,193: Come-To-Bed Hs”
Times 28192 – tricky dicky
Time taken: 10:23 I think this is a step up in difficulty from the last few days, though the wordplay is clear for all these entries, there are some unusual terms, particularly my last one … Read more “Times 28192 – tricky dicky”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2053 by Izetti
This was another quick solve for me at just inside 8 minutes, so thanks to the Don for a fairly easy ride on my blogging day. There have been some tough QCs recently, and this … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2053 by Izetti”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2052 by Joker
Introduction 7:39, right about my average time. This puzzle had a mix of very straightforward clueing with some real curveballs (or whatever the cricket equivalent is). I was so unsure of 13 Across that I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2052 by Joker”
Times 28191 – Personally, I’d rather go back to the past.
I was quickly into this one, with 1d and the long clues at 14a and 17a opening up several more answers. It was all done in 20 minutes with ABUTTAL my LOI and no half-understood … Read more “Times 28191 – Personally, I’d rather go back to the past.”
Times Cryptic 28190
Solving time: 38 minutes. This seemed mostly straightforward with no unknown words or meanings. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other … Read more “Times Cryptic 28190”
Times Quick Cryptic 2051 by Tracy
In stark contrast to last Tuesday’s blog, today’s is full of sweeetness and light. Answers flew in right across the grid. Although LOI 23ac threatened to spoil the party (for no apparent reason), it then … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2051 by Tracy”