Fairly middle-of-the-road, I think, but that might be due to my anti-climactic solve.
Month: June 2023
Times Quick Cryptic No 2429 by Mara
After Juno’s very tricky QC yesterday, we have another tricky one from Mara today. Some nebulous definitions and deceptive wordplay made it slow going for me But there were some good clues along the way. I particularly liked 18A, 6D and 10D. Thank-you Mara. 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 here.
Times 28642: Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?
I did OK on this one, completing in 22.32, but I should own up straight away to looking up the Trojan priest. I’ll be quite surprised if it turns out I’m the only one. … Read more “Times 28642: Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2428 by Juno
Quite Challenging!
Times 28641 – “If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he’s in trouble.”
I don’t know about you, but I found this quite difficult; there were no words I didn’t know, but some of the definitions were cunningly hidden and deceptive.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2427 by Orpheus
A gentle romp through today’s grid with Orpheus as our guide…
QC 2426 from Hurley: Make your peace
Hurley sets a good puzzle which kept me thinking and led to a Baroque time, 17:20.
Times Cryptic 28640
Solving time: 55 minutes
Times 28639 – A perennial that grows for me!
I thought this was a bit difficult for a Monday, and my solve ran slow, fast, slow, as the crossing letters helped speed me up until I came to the last few.
Times Quick Cryptic 2425 by Teazel – smooth!
Hello all. I liked this puzzle, which took me about average time (20s over). Obviously I appreciated the clues featuring cats, but really there are so many good ones here that I can’t pick out a small number for special mention. Just have a scan again through the clues to see how smoothly they read and you should see what I mean. Thanks Teazel!