I completed this in one session but had quite a lot of problems along the way.
Month: August 2023
Times Cryptic No 28686 – Saturday, 19 August 2023. Dinged on …
I struggled with the answer at 22dn, partly for reasons of grammar; and even more with the (very) foreign answer at 21 across, clued as an anagram.
Times 28691 – get thee gone
I found this a slog – not really awake enough to appreciate the artful clueing.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2469 by Joker
A lovely entertaining Quick Cryptic from Joker today. COD to the clever 1A. Thank-you Joker! How did you all like it?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
28690 Hinge benefits
I managed an error free completion in 23.30, a lot of that trying unsuccessfully to work out what a sense of belonging was, even though I read Alex Haley not so long ago. Nothing … Read more “28690 Hinge benefits”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2468 by Mara
Some generous openers and trickier finishers put this around average difficulty for me.
Times 28689 – like old boots
I thought this was one of the toughest Wednesdays we’ve had for ages, although we’ll see, it might have been me not on the right wavelength.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2467 by Wurm
Five question marks and two clues where the answer is defined by the whole thing…
Times Cryptic 28688
62 minutes. My solving experience was similar to last Friday when I struggled to finish but I was left feeling very satisfied that I hadn’t let it beat me.
QC 2466 by Hurley
A good puzzle which I completed in a late medieval time (14:21). Some fine clues with a good variety of forms.