Thanks for everyone’s feedback on the Quick SNITCH (or “Quitch” as some are calling it). I’ve now added an initial set of Blog Solvers for this. Blog Solvers’ times are taken from the details they … Read more “Blog solvers for the Quick SNITCH”
Day: 5th November 2023
Mephisto 3296 – I get by with a little help from my friends!
I thought this was going to be hard at first, but it turned out otherwise. I had to check a few things in Chambers, but at least they turned out to exist when I looked them up.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5083, by Robert Price — exotic hybrids
None of these clues are ultimately complicated nor is any of the vocabulary obscure. But the setter artfully, magically, with nearly imperceptible sleights of hand, and oft-amusing surface distraction, keeps the answer hidden until it comes as a surprise.