My time was a little over 12 minutes, which was a good bit better…
Month: December 2023
Times 28779 – a heavenly spread indeed.
I took far too long to do this one, almost an hour, but now I’m writing it up I wonder if it wasn’t that hard.
Times Quick Cryptic 2542 by Hurley
I found this to be very approachable with no unknown vocabulary or general knowledge.
Times Cryptic 28778
I did not find this particularly easy but it was an enjoyable solve.
Quick cryptic 2541 by Mara
An enjoyable puzzle from Mara without obscurities or overly complicated parsing.
Times 28777 – Nothing to frighten the horses
Middle-of-the-road Monday puzzle.
Times Quick Cryptic 2540 by Orpheus
Solving time: 9 minutes. How did you all do?
Mephisto 3300 – Four horsemen and it’s going to be us!
This one wasn’t too bad, but there was a burst of obscurity in the NE. I did about 2/3 of it on Saturday night, and finished most of it up on Sunday morning.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5087 by David McLean — cutting words
After my FOI, I worked all the four longest (12-letter) clues. I profited from that flying start and had this all completed within a comfortable timeframe, though two answers stubbornly resisted parsing. Had to watch my fingers—there are some sharp devices here.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1644 – 18th November 2023
Much of it was plain-sailing but there were some choppy waters along the way.