Compared with some Jumbos of late I found it quite easy.
Month: December 2022
Times Cryptic No 28482 – Saturday, 24 December 2022.
This prize puzzle doesn’t close till Wednesday 4th January, so the normal blog will appear on Saturday 7th January. For now, Happy New Year!
Times 28487 – all’s well that ends well
Half man(ageable), half beast.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2299 by Teazel
Our last Times Quick Cryptic of 2022 is provided by Teazel. I found it very entertaining, if a little on the tricky side. Thank-you Teazel. How did you all get on?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the latest crossword here.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2298 by Juno
Fun and quirky puzzle, pitched a bit on the trickier side, with a nice Nina to boot.
Times 28486 – people and places
Time taken: 11:28. I don’t think this was that difficult, but I have been out of practice, spent a few days hiding from the cold at a friend’s place in Charleston where there was no … Read more “Times 28486 – people and places”
Times 28485 – follow the instructions to assemble.
A puzzle heavy on wordplay, I thought, some of it seemed a little cumbersome but in every case led you to the answer.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2297 by Breadman
Nestled in the lull between Christmas and New Year, I found that a couple of clues in today’s offering from Breadman required a little extra brainpower to parse. How did you get on?
Times Cryptic 28484
Solving time: 40 minutes. I enjoyed this puzzle
Times Quick Cryptic 2296 by Orpheus
My first blog, I took some notes on paper, hence don’t have a time, but maybe 19 mins. A few tricky misdirects from Orpheus slowed me down.