An enjoyable puzzle from Teazel with several clues needing more than a bit of thought.
Month: September 2023
Times 28717 – Four Weddings and an Apt Balm
Lots to like in this Monday offering. Much that is straightforward (especially in the definition department), but some stuff to get the little grey cells working.
Times Quick Cryptic 2490 by Hurley
I found this reasonably straightforward but I’m sure as usual there will be a full range of experiences to report.
Mephisto 3190 – “But my eyes still see….
This was fairly straightforward for a Mephisto, with very little ultra-obscure vocabulary. I finished in one sitting on a Saturday night.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5077 by Robert Price — Another Fine Mess
Chewy, but all quite tasty. Dig in!
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1634 and 09 September 2023
Solved in one session but I had a number of clues scattered around the grid that held out until the very end.
Times Cryptic 28710 – Sat, 16 Sept 2023. Hid his light?
Suitably eclectic this week. Those in tune may have flown through it.
Times 28715 – of what setters do, we will 2dn
A clever and enjoyable puzzle – and chewy enough.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2489 by Mara
There are lots of friendly clues in this Quick Cryptic from Mara today. 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.
28714 Dam’ and blast. So fair and foul…
I confess to being in two minds about this thing. I want to say there are some very clever clues and some fine and amusing, even risqué, surfaces. Perhaps because I never really got … Read more “28714 Dam’ and blast. So fair and foul…”