…pleased be advised that the two puzzles published on December 18, the Sunday Jumbo Cryptic and Mephisto, are both prize puzzles with a deadline of midnight on December 31. The blogs will appear on January 1.
Day: 24th December 2022
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1588 – 10 December 2022
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was definitely harder than average, but I have been bugridden this week so it might be just me. I did think it was rather splendid, with some really neat … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1588 – 10 December 2022”
Times Cryptic No 28476 – Saturday, 17 December 2022. New setter, or old dog?
There seemed to be some fresh cluing in here; 5ac and 5 and 6dn caught the eye quickly. Was it really a different setter? Regardless, it went fairly easily but enjoyably for me.