In all the time I have been blogging here, this is the second time I have given up on a puzzle. I could not think of a plausible answer for 24 across for the life … Read more “Times 28510: there’s a second time for everything”
Month: January 2023
Times Quick Cryptic No 2318 by Teazel
Good quality puzzle, tricky enough.
Times 28509 – earthly delights, or a form of torture?
I thought this was hard. But brilliant, once I’d eventually unravelled some of the more arcane clues.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2317 by Felix
A thought-provoking challenge from Felix who is known for the ninas and themes with which his grids are occasionally spiced. Always worth reviewing the grid on completion to see if you can spot anything….
Times Cryptic 28508
My solving time was 39 minutes but I had one wrong answer which I shall save for discussion in the blog.
Times QC 2316 by Mara : Attack of the collywobbles
A challenge from Mara which uses one word that I can’t find in the OED or Collins. My time 14:28.
Times 28507 – The aviary, and what to do about it!
I was definitely a bit off-wavelength with this one, and I expect that most solvers will have done better than I did.
Times Quick Cryptic 2315 by Joker
Hello everybody. I enjoyed this puzzle, which felt trickier than my time would suggest.
My last in was 11d. 12a made me smile to solve, but not to write up in the blog! I liked 3d because it could be very apt for anyone not a fan of the relevant wordplay. It would also indeed be irksome if the setter tended to leave bits out of the clues. Happily, all present and correct here – thanks Joker.
Sunday Times 5042 by David McLean
20:09. This excellent puzzle was a mix of the very easy and the very hard, with the latter gaining the upper hand.
Mephisto 3255 – Paul McKenna
Greetings, barred-grid fans. I found this one a bit tougher than the last few puzzles, particularly in terms of wordplay. In Mephisto puzzles, definitions (the most direct of which I have underlined) can be confirmed … Read more “Mephisto 3255 – Paul McKenna”