August 2023 – Page 3 – Times for The Times

Times 28687 – If you are the deer….

vinyl121st August 2023 at 3:40 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

This is not a difficult puzzle, and I should have finished in good time. My momentum carried me to within three answers, but then I seemed to have lost all solving ability and was stuck for a good 10 minutes – I just couldn’t see the obvious.

Times Quick Cryptic 2465 by Oink – This little piggy got an ASBO

Kitty21st August 2023 at 1:35 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Hi everyone. Today brings us another fun puzzle from Oink with some great surfaces. I didn’t find it too much of a piglet, but more important is how you found it. Thanks Oink!

Sunday Times 5072 by David McLean – bunga bunga

keriothe20th August 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

13:41. I found this quite tricky, and a few unusual expressions and what to me seemed looseish definitions lent it a quirky feel. Lots of very good stuff though. I particularly liked the Sicilian chain … Read more “Sunday Times 5072 by David McLean – bunga bunga”

Mephisto 3285 – Tim Moorey

glh20th August 2023 at 12:23 AM10 September 2025Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans! I found this one a few notches up in difficulty from the last few weeks. Tim Moorey’s style of clueing often includes sport and cultural references and they both appear early on … Read more “Mephisto 3285 – Tim Moorey”

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1628 – 5 August 2023

JerryW19th August 2023 at 2:03 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was harder than average, but with some excellent clues, and no real duds. I liked it. What did you think? Please, do feel free to ask questions or comment … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1628 – 5 August 2023”

Times Cryptic No 28680 – Saturday, 12 August 2023. Don’t put your wife in the prison, Mr Worthington!

branch19th August 2023 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

Generally I don’t like cross-references to other clues, but the word play in 15ac was nice enough to make up for that. I liked the literal definition at 21ac too.

Quick Cryptic 2464 by Felix

Curarist18th August 2023 at 1:54 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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Times Cryptic No 28685 — A solver biffs into a bar

plusjeremy18th August 2023 at 1:01 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I was so excited to finish this one in 18:59 that I didn’t look closely and submitted with a typo. Ah well! I kept waiting for something sneaky to crop up, but this puzzle stayed fairly gentle throughout.