April 2023 – Times for The Times

Sunday Times 5056 by Robert Price – sometimes you eat the bar

keriothe30th April 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

12:31. I thought this was quite tricky in places, and I found myself stuck with a couple left unsolved.

Mephisto 3269 – Tim Moorey

glh30th April 2023 at 12:52 AM10 September 2025Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans. Last Sunday was a busy day for me and I didn’t get around to solving this until Friday late night. Maybe it was solving Mephisto under different circumstances (wine and cheese instead … Read more “Mephisto 3269 – Tim Moorey”

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1609 (15 April 2023)

jackkt29th April 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

A very enjoyable Jumbo which once again I completed in a single session

Times Cryptic No 28584 – Saturday, 22 April 2023. Talk among yourselves …

branch29th April 2023 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

A pleasant Saturday number, done in regulation time. I blinked a bit at the “sounds like” clues at 1ac and 19dn, but probably that’s just me.

Quick Cryptic 2384 by Joker

Curarist28th April 2023 at 3:00 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Straightforward with one chewy bit

Times 28589 — I did well

plusjeremy28th April 2023 at 1:13 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I was held up in the beginning, bracing myself for another hard puzzle, overthinking many clues. A few minutes in, I started to realize this was on the gentler side. That loosed me up and allowed me to finish quickly.

Times 28588 – I hope you didn’t get a 10

glh27th April 2023 at 1:19 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 11:18, with a brief interruption when a friend asked me if I was doing the crossword and didn’t want to be interrupted. Doesn’t it always happen that way? Even though I took a … Read more “Times 28588 – I hope you didn’t get a 10”