February 2024 – Page 5 – Times for The Times

Quick Cryptic no 2595 by Breadman

Cedric Statherby10th February 2024 at 1:21 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

A gem from Breadman, with some lovely wordplay, some gently stretching GK and his signature quirk.

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1656 – I won’t be there when you cross the road

Penfold10th February 2024 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

I thought this was an excellent puzzle, full of invention and wit and plenty of the sort of clever definitions that set Times cryptics apart from other puzzles…

Times Cryptic 28830 – Sat, 3 Feb 2024. True art!

branch10th February 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

I solved this on paper. As I typed it in, I was struck by the clever definitions.

Times 28835 – first, pardon me

william_j_s9th February 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I think I made heavy weather of what will turn out to be an average difficulty puzzle.

Times Quick Cryptic No 2594 by Felix

Johninterred9th February 2024 at 2:02 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Yippee! I’ve another Felix Quick Cryptic to blog. From experience I was expecting a bit of fun, and today’s was no exception. There is also something hidden in the grid. Can you spot it? Thank-you Felix.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.

28834 Probably would puzzle a monkey.

Zabadak8th February 2024 at 7:30 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Do you know, I thought this was relatively easy, at least until I submitted when I found I had entered a plausible but wrong answer, misunscrambling an anagram. 14 minutes is quick for me, … Read more “28834 Probably would puzzle a monkey.”