There are some nicely quirky definitions here…
Month: March 2023
Times 28552 – teach me, Don Juan
Time taken: 8:19. I submitted this one with my fingers crossed as the author at 7 down had to be pieced together from wordplay, as did the adventurer at 28 across. Those two might trip … Read more “Times 28552 – teach me, Don Juan”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2352 by Mara
Mara having fun with synonyms today.
Times 28551 – meeting expectations
Another enjoyable Wednesday, with some witty clues and nothing to cause a dispute.
Times Cryptic 28550
A safe and steady solve for the most part with only one answer unknown to me
Quick Cryptic 2351 by Izetti
When I saw the clue for 1a I thought we were in for a Classics-based toughie but…
Times Quick Cryptic 2350 by Trelawney
Solving time: 9 minutes I found this one quite straightforward and I hope you did too. My QC results last week were not too good so I’m hoping for better this time round. As usual … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2350 by Trelawney”
Times 28549 – No silly beard and tweets here
There were certainly some tricky pieces of vocab here, but that apart it was pretty much a glorified quickie.
Mephisto 3262 – A bottle of white, a bottle of red….
Most of this was straightforward enough, but there are a few bits I did’t fully understand while solving. I finished it in two sessions, and checked my results against Chambers.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5049 by Dean Mayer — Beam me up
This puzzle was out of this world! Seriously, I really enjoyed it, and pun intended.