A pleasant, light offering for a Wednesday, knocked off from top to bottom in 15 minutes.
Month: December 2022
Times Quick Cryptic 2281 by Wurm
Some great clues and a fun puzzle from Wurm. I didn’t know how to parse 1ac but was fortunately enlightened by an always helpful source. Just on 8 minutes – so this flowed well – especially in the top half.
Times Cryptic 28466
A quick return for me into PB territory!
Times Quick Cryptic 2280 by Joker
11 minutes delayed at the end by the intersecting clues at 14dn and 22ac
Times 28465 – Overegging the omelette?
Apart from that quibble, I enjoyed this – as I enjoy most puzzles (must be easy to please) – and came home in 18:16.
Mephisto 3248 – “The staminate and pistillate….
Tim Moorey puzzles are typically more difficult – he likes to work the unlikely definitions of common words found in Chambers. This puzzle was no exception.
Sunday Times Cryptic 5035 by Robert Price — no drugs, no drinking in the car
Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel!
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1585 – 19 November 2022. Tomorrow is a 52a
Hi all. For once I have a proper solving time to report as I put my head down for a single jumbo session. I started well, with lots done after 20 minutes, but after that was surprised to finish in (just) under 45 minutes, which is good for me for a Jumbo. Had to trust the wordplay in quite a few places, and the last quarter of an hour or so could have easily taken twice as long and ended with gaps or wrong answers, so I was lucky. Thanks setter!
Times Cryptic No 28458 – Saturday, 26 November 2022. Whom the setter would defeat …
… they first quote myths? Certainly I was comprehensively beaten by 18dn! The rest was quite satisfyingly accessible.
Times 28463 – the weakest goes to the wall
A good Friday tester, but not so fiendish to have caused any of you real problems I suspect.