Greetings, barred-grid fans. This one raised a lot of smiles. The wordplay was challenging, the vocabulary obscure and the surfaces of many of the clues were outstanding. This has been a good week for puzzles! … Read more “Mephisto 3315 – Robert Teuton”
Month: March 2024
Sunday Times 5102 by David McLean
16:55. I found this quite tricky, in a good way. A very enjoyable challenge.
Quick Cryptic 2625 by Pedro
An entertaining workout from Pedro.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1661 – Subpoenaed in Texas
This was tricky in parts with a few unfamiliar words and some challenging wordplay. I spent around 50 minutes in all, putting it on the harder side of average
Times Cryptic 28860 – Sat, 9 March 2024. More things in heaven and earth …
More things than I’ve ever heard of.
Quick Cryptic 2624 by Orpheus
Tarka Darker
Times Cryptic No 28865 — Laughably bad
48:28. Laughably off the wavelength here. Nearly gave up but I had nothing better to do than to pound my brain against these clues until I got every last letter!
Times 28864 – what the Dickens?
Time taken: 10:11. Most of the early starters found this tough going, I made pretty steady progress until hitting the Dickens reference, which I had to piece together from the anagram with all other checking … Read more “Times 28864 – what the Dickens?”
Quick Cryptic 2623 by Hurley – hello Dr Purr
This is a friendly grid if you can get 1a/10d.
Times 28863 – crossword engineering
more mechanical than cerebral.