I don’t really remember too much about this. Maybe I was stuffed full of turkey and/or a bit tipsy at the time, but we’ve had so many other Jumbos between it and now, belatedly, as … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1532 – 25th December”
Month: January 2022
Times Bank Holiday Cryptic Jumbo 1533 – 27 December 2021
Hello again. I made steady progress through this Jumbo, somewhere around medium difficulty I thought. There are a couple of clues I biffed rather than parsed but no doubt it will all come out in … Read more “Times Bank Holiday Cryptic Jumbo 1533 – 27 December 2021”
Quick Cryptic 2044 by Pedro
I enjoyed this, though it took me over my target at 8 minutes. Looking back I’m not altogether sure why. It seems straightforward enough. 7dn probably my COD. Across 1 Judge and I am occupying … Read more “Quick Cryptic 2044 by Pedro”
Times 28,181: Never Look A TGIF Horse In The Mouth
Way too straight-down-the-line for the first Friday of 2022, setting a dangerous precedent, but I did enjoy this, especially for the three Romance language answers – those GCSEs and A-levels were not entirely in vain. … Read more “Times 28,181: Never Look A TGIF Horse In The Mouth”
Times 28180 – FUN
Time taken: 7:03 I got through this one pretty readily, with a few pieced together from wordplay. 13 down is a bit of an odd clue, and will be a lot easier for solvers who … Read more “Times 28180 – FUN”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2043 by Tracy…
… and The Rotter Awards for 2021. At under 7 minutes this was one of my fastest QC solves for a long time, and everything just seemed to roll off the tongue for a mostly … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2043 by Tracy…”
Times Quick Cryptic 2042 by Mara
Introduction 3:30, which is probably the closest I’ll ever come to one of Verlaine’s times. Probably got lucky with the big anagrams, but I wouldn’t be surprised if many find this on the easier side. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2042 by Mara”
Times 28179 – birds of a different kettle of fish, perhaps.
So, my eighth New Year of blogging arrives and I’m still here doing the Wednesday duty. A lot has happened, globally and personally, since 2014. But I’m keeping the little grey cells active. This puzzle … Read more “Times 28179 – birds of a different kettle of fish, perhaps.”
Times Quick Cryptic 2041 by Hurley
8:30 for an approachable QC today – although I nearly tripped myself up at 1dn. Otherwise, plenty of short answers helped and many clues simply ‘fell in’. Hopefully the SCC will have fewer members today … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2041 by Hurley”
Times Cryptic 28178
Solving time: 36 minutes. Nothing to say other than what’s in the blog. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators … Read more “Times Cryptic 28178”