Today our porcine setter references himself directly!
Month: February 2023
Times 28525 – Nice and easy does it…
This was your friendly Monday offering, with a token unknown word thrown in, but so generously clued that it’s unlikely to stymie too many seasoned solvers.
Mephisto 3258 – Within and without?
I found this just a little tough, and some of the wordplay is still a little vague. But I did finish, and all my answers were correct.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5045 by David McLean — Killer puzzle!
Didn’t have to bend over backwards, exactly, to work this, but it did put me through my paces.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1597 – 28th Jan
A fairly typical Jumbo, I think, with a good mix of easy clues and chewier ones. A couple of unknowns as usual, but all readily gettable from the wordplay. I liked 6D, 33D and 48D best. Thank-you setter. How did you all get on?
Times Cryptic No 28518 – Saturday, 4 February 2023. End of Terms?
A nice puzzle for a Saturday, although I’m sorry I can’t find the previous discussions of the “terms” in 9ac.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2329 by Wurm
A somewhat wriggly one from Wurm today. I began to wonder if we had a bit of a theme with the number of nincompoop references, but maybe I’m just imagining we are being teased.
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 28523 – derived from honourable loins
A really nice puzzle with fewer unknowns than yesterday, but enough vocab on the very edge of my knowledge to make things interesting. Some beautiful clueing, too.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2328 by Trelawney
I did rather a lot of biffing in this sub-tricky affair.
Times 28522 – don’t mind if I do.
Solving time: 12:05. Just before starting this puzzle, I was telling a friend that I wasn’t sure if I should have a drink before or after doing the puzzle (I am on the East Coast … Read more “Times 28522 – don’t mind if I do.”