This was my fastest solve of this week at just under 10 minutes.
Month: July 2022
Times 28348 – Shirley Crabtree?
Time taken: 10:32. I found this one a touch tricker than recent offerings, and the times for the early solvers seem to agree with me. Several entries where you have to think hard about the … Read more “Times 28348 – Shirley Crabtree?”
Times 28347 – flightless larks
I thought this was a brilliant crossword, full of interesting and not-too-repetitive wordplay and fair, but at times well-hidden, definitions.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2182 by Joker
8:30. I found this a bit tricky, though I was also a bit distracted. Joker’s puzzles are always on the harder side, so I suppose I’m just glad to have finished!
Times Cryptic 28346
Solving time: 46 minutes. I had lots of MERS and queries whilst solving this…
Times Quick Cryptic 2181 by Tracy
Congratulations on a double century to Tracy and many thanks for all the entertainment you’ve given us.
The SE proved tricky to break down. I was taken over 10 minutes by 20ac, 15 and 17dn.
Times Quick Cryptic 2180 by Mara
I found this straightforward, how did you do?
Times Cryptic No 28345
24:09 for a puzzle with some delightful words, many unknown to me. Some of the wordplay will have to be figured out in medias blog, as I confess to having biffed several answers.
Mephisto 3228 – Born on the 4th of July!
I didn’t find this one too bad, and finished in a single sitting. Since the setter has used many common words as answers, he evidently felt the need to add some obscurity to the clues in order to come up to Mephisto standards.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5015 by David McLean — I Feel Free
A highly enjoyable exercise, navigating this tight and tidy grid.