This was a long way from a smooth solve – having to leave clues for later all over the grid. It seemed to take ages, so when I finished with 12dn with the clock stopped at 12 minutes, it didn’t seem too bad.
Month: August 2022
Monthly Club Special 20,262: The Compleat Solver
Great puzzle, above-averagely clever things to enjoy in almost every single clue, and some valuable new additions to anyone’s vocabulary. I think my COM might be 4dn, where “unfencing” the yard is a very neat … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,262: The Compleat Solver”
Times Quick Cryptic 2190 by Orpheus
Solving time: 10 minutes. A swift return by Orpheus who set for us only last Wednesday.
Times Cryptic No. 28357, 1 August 2022
This crossword I thought was like many of my recent solves: easy to get started, rather harder to finish. It felt more tricky than a Monday crossword ought to be, thanks to one or two clues such as 6 and 8 and 20dn. How did you get on?