May 2023 – Page 3 – Times for The Times

Mepisto 3272 – “With razor blades and hand grenades….”

vinyl121st May 2023 at 3:12 AM10 September 2025Mephisto

I didn’t find this too bad, but made very slow progress for a while. I plodded on from ten until midnight, finishing a few bits here and there.

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5059 by Robert Price — Ha Ha Harare! (Formerly known as ‘To Havre and Havre Not’)

Guy du Sable21st May 2023 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

Is this as hard as it seemed? Or should I have simply replaced the videos with some (instrumental) music and focused exclusively on this excellent puzzle?

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1614 (Bank Holiday Monday 08 May 2023)

jackkt20th May 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

I have no solving time for this as I did it over more than one session, but I found it quite easy.

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1613 – 6 May 2023

JerryW20th May 2023 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was somewhat easier than average, solved in one session of around 50 minutes, which is about as fast as I bother to get with jumbos.. no point in rushing, … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1613 – 6 May 2023”

Times Cryptic No 28602 – Saturday, 13 May 2023. Wordplay Workshops

branch20th May 2023 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

I had to think hard about some of this wordplay. Perhaps it qualifies for a master class, not a regular workshop!

Times 28607 – smiling and villainous

william_j_s19th May 2023 at 1:40 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

On a scale of Monday to Friday, I’d put this on a high Wednesday.

Times Quick Cryptic No 2399 by Izetti

Johninterred19th May 2023 at 1:20 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Welcome again, for my 3rd Quick Cryptic blog in a row, to our old friend Izetti. I expect that many, seeing the dreaded portcullis grid and Izetti’s name at the top thought this might be quite a struggle. But that wasn’t my experience. Thank-you Izetti. How did you all get on?

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “It’s Raining” (and news of a London get together in June) here.

Month: May 2023