An avoidable typo spoiled my taking possession of the early head of the leaderboard, but I’ll still say I got through this in 13.34, and would have been quicker if I hadn’t diligently and carefully … Read more “28270 Thursday, 21 April 2022 Hi ho, Silver!”
Month: April 2022
Times Quick Cryptic 2117 by Mara
Lured into a false sense of security by Mara today. The NW corner went in smoothly and then I had to pick them off all over the place. Good fun though. Definitions underlined. Across 1 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2117 by Mara”
Times 28269 – monkey puzzle, and a bridge too far.
For me this was a meatballs sort of puzzle; not exceptionally tasty but filling and quite acceptable. No unknown words, not much else to add; 30 minutes done and parsed. The long anagrams were fun. … Read more “Times 28269 – monkey puzzle, and a bridge too far.”
Times Quick Cryptic 2116 by Joker
Having failed to get anywhere in the NW, I started slowly in the NE and worked clockwise round the grid speeding up as I went. Coming home in 7:39 seems remarkable having had such a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2116 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 28268
Solving time: 30 minutes exactly, with 18dn as my last one in. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in … Read more “Times Cryptic 28268”
Times Quick Cryptic 2115 by Teazel
Hello, I hope you had a happy Easter. This was perfectly mid-range for difficulty by my watch, and it felt that way too. Nothing to add here, but as it’s a bank holiday today I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2115 by Teazel”
Times 28267 – Dumbo, perhaps?
Music: Old Blind Dogs, New TricksTime: 20 minutes The cryptics here are very simple, but I biffed my way around anyway. Didn’t parse unicellular, pittance, melting pot, and marital, all the evident answer once you … Read more “Times 28267 – Dumbo, perhaps?”
Sunday Times 5002 by Robert Price
12:30. A fairly gentle puzzle from Bob this week, with several very simply-constructed clues and no difficult words other than 27ac, which is very clearly indicated. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (TIHS)*, anagram indicators … Read more “Sunday Times 5002 by Robert Price”
Mephisto 3215 – Tim Moorey
Greetings, barred-grid fans! My greatest difficulties in this puzzle were in the top left, having a strong conviction that “park” in the clue was going to lead to P. I think near the end I … Read more “Mephisto 3215 – Tim Moorey”
Times Cryptic No 28260 – Saturday, 11 April 2022. Show me the shape of your money!
This was easy bar the last few in the north-east. I knew I’d seen the answer to 10A before, but even after I got that, it took ages to see the wordplay … a delightful … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28260 – Saturday, 11 April 2022. Show me the shape of your money!”