Hello again. My usual approach to jumbos is to plug away for just 20 minutes or so. If I have broken the back of it, I might try to polish it off, but more often … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1598 – 4 February 2023”
Month: February 2023
Times Cryptic No 28524 – Saturday, 11 February 2023. Geographically possible.
References here to all parts of the globe. Reasonably straightforward, I felt. Some general knowledge required but nothing too taxing.
Times Cryptic No 28529 — Never trust a fellow blogger
28:28. Shortly before attempting the puzzle, I was informed by a fellow blogger: “main very easy – you got a sitter for your blog”. My experience differed, to put it mildly.
Quick Cryptic no 2334 by Jalna
Enjoyable and straightforward with only a cricket-related quibble
Times 28528 – connected to the hipbone
Time taken: 20:04. I struggled with this one, and a check of the early times has me in good company. Welcome to the stinker! The wordplay isn’t too bad, but there’s something Mephistoish about today’s … Read more “Times 28528 – connected to the hipbone”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2333 by Orpheus – Mad as a Hatter?
I had no real problems, and expect to see some fast times…
Quick Cryptic 2332 by Alfie
One on the easier side today, with a theme that – most unusually – I spotted.
Times 28527 – oh my lovely orange
A pleasant enough challenge, not much tougher than a Monday offering I thought; with nothing I couldn’t explain.
Times Cryptic 28526
My solving time was 30 minutes but with one wrong letter
Times Quick Cryptic 2331 by Teazel
I think the best term to describe today’s offering from Teazel is “enjoyably chewy”.