Definitely on the trickier end of the Spectrum, I squeezed through in 19:02.
Month: February 2024
Times Quick Cryptic 2602 by Alex
Hi all. This one didn’t put up too much of a fight but did make me smile. So it’s purrs from me. I wonder what Pumpa’s verdict will be? And what did you think?
Times 28843 – Hamlet as Ninja Turtle!
This puzzle was rather an odd duck. There are some good clues, but some of the clues, and some of the answers, are a bit on the strange side. But here at TfTT, we solve ’em all.
Sunday Times 5098 by Robert Price – be a thinker not a stinker
15:04. I found this quite tricky and very enjoyable.
Mephisto 3311 – Robert Teuton
Greeting, barred-grid fans. I remember polishing this one off fairly quickly, though was thinking some of the clever clues may turn out tricky to write up. Let’s see how it all settles together. A reminder … Read more “Mephisto 3311 – Robert Teuton”
Quick Cryptic 2601 by Teazel
Tougher than the average Quickie, or was it just me?
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1657 – 3rd February
Quite a gentle Jumbo I thought with little to frighten the horses.
Times Cryptic 28836 – Sat, 10 Feb 2024. Take your time.
I prefer to solve on paper rather than on screen, and I normally can’t give you a time. This week, though, I can report 22′ 05″. I suspect that makes this a gentle Saturday
Quick Cryptic 2600 by Hurley
Perfectly pitched
Times Cryptic No 28841 — Punched in the stomach, as it were
DNF, my first in many moons. I have no idea if this puzzle was easier or more difficult, because I had to solve it one clue at a time, then close the window and tend to my children who were running around the apartment as if they were chickens with their heads cut off. (My five-year-old is reading this as I type it and indignantly disagrees with my characterization.)