A fine Quick Cryptic from Izetti today, if a little tricky in parts. 7D, 11A and 21A in particular held me up, taking my up to 6:54. But lots of great clues, my favourite being 1A. Thank-you Izetti! How did you all get on?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword (and news of a London get together in June) here.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2378 by Felix
A fun puzzle with a theme, pitched around average difficulty.
Times 28582 – was there an oldgate?
Time taken: 6:50. Apart from a few double takes, and one answer I had to piece together before I saw the literal, everything went in at a first or second glance, so I expect this … Read more “Times 28582 – was there an oldgate?”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2377 by Oink
This is my first time blogging one of Oink’s offerings. I wonder if some of you will have the same experience as I did….
Times 28581 – have your cake but don’t eat it.
I rattled along though this one, filling in from left to right and bottom to top, ending with a few blanks at the top. All in all, a jolly good puzzle, half an hour to do and sort out the parsing.
Quick Cryptic 2376 by Rongo: Circling Over Shannon
This QC shouldn’t scare the horses, middle of the road time for me. Well- balanced with good surfaces.
Times Cryptic 28580
29 minutes. As my solving time indicates, I didn’t have much difficulty with this one.
Times 28579 – Never heard of it!
After completing my solve, I was wondering if the puzzle was really quite simple and I was just not on the wavelength. However, on checking the SNITCH, it seems like this was quite a difficult Monday puzzle, and I may not be alone in my struggles.
Times Quick Cryptic 2375 by Trelawney – no Norwegian Blue here
Hello everybody. I’ve had a long and tiring weekend so haven’t expanded much below, but as ever if you have any questions please ask.
I liked 10a, and thought 19a a particularly deft example of its clue type. Surfaces don’t get much more natural than that. Actually, there are lots of lovely smooth surfaces here. All much appreciated – thanks Trelawney!
Sunday Times 5054 by David McLean – nine o’clock alarm call
I really enjoyed this puzzle. Witty, amusing, a bit quirky in the style of this setter.