Greetings, barred-grid fans. OK – I found this one TOUGH! I was not able to finish it on Sunday morning (there may have been some recovery from Saturday shenanigans involved), and it took me three … Read more “Mephisto 3287 – Robert Teuton”
Month: September 2023
Sunday Times 5074 by Robert Price
12:23. Another absolutely cracking puzzle from Robert, this one of moderate difficulty.
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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1630 – 19 August 2023. 37d pace
Hi all. About 50 minutes in, my grid was still only half full and I abandoned any thoughts of a single session solve and had a rest. The second half took a similar time, so a nice even pace even though it was a tough one. An enjoyable challenge. My favourite clue has to be 43a because it took me a while to see both times around! Thanks to the setter.
Times Cryptic 28692 – Sat, 26 Aug 2023. Animal farming?
This was fun! I loved the pun at 1dn, the various animal references and the jest at 20dn. The challenging anagrams were nice too.
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Quick Cryptic 2474 by Teazel
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Times Cryptic No 28697 — One to chew on
This was a toughie, for sure, although at the beginning I was terribly distracted by goings-on with children and bedtime, so I didn’t get any flow. Somewhere around the 15–20 minute mark, my brain clicked on and I could pick up steam, but towards the end things ground to a halt again. By the end, I had too much head-scratching to submit, yet all was correct in a hair under 56 minutes.
Monthly Club Special No 20275 – August 2023
Another delight of entertaining words from the hidden corners of the dictionary and inventive wordplay that we have come to expect.