Great fun, as always, from Bob. Some very tricky stuff, I thought, but no perplexity remaining in the end.
Day: 7th May 2022
Times Cryptic No 28278 – Saturday, 30 April 2022. Who will buy my bright red roses?
A regulation Saturday challenge, done in perhaps slightly under regulation time. 11D stretched my knowledge of Covent Garden – do they sell roses there? 14A amused me, and 15D stretched my vocabulary. Thanks to the … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28278 – Saturday, 30 April 2022. Who will buy my bright red roses?”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1552 – 23rd April
I found this a satisfying Jumbo to complete with some masterful complex wordplay, whimsical definitions and neat surfaces to admire. Quite a few single letter deletions, I thought, so my strikethrough button in the editor got plenty of use.