A very enjoyable puzzle, with a mixture of clue types and difficulties.
Month: March 2024
Quick Cryptic 2621 by Breadman: Bewitched, bewothered and bewildered
A few unusual words held me up here, especially the apt 3d.
Times Cryptic 28862
An excellent and interesting puzzle and not too difficult.
Times 28861 – A woman to be reckoned with
Nothing too much to frighten the horses here
Times Quick Cryptic 2620 by Mara
Today we mark the 10th anniversary of the first Quick Cryptic puzzle published by The Times, on Monday 10th March 2014.
Mephisto 3314 – Earful swordplay!
I didn’t have much difficulty solving this one, and I finished in my Saturday night session – although I nearly hit Sunday. Getting the answers was only part of it, though, as I had to do a bit of research in order to be able to blog the wordplay.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5101 by Robert Price — FOUND DOG
This was great fun, albeit fairly easy. We are given a nice variety of clue types.
Quick Cryptic no 2619 by Beck
I found this one tougher than most and needed 13:53 to complete it.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1660 – 24 February 2024. D’oh! A deer!
Hi all. A DNF for me … Overall I thought there was lots of good stuff here: some nifty definitions and intricately woven wordplay. Thanks setter!
Times Cryptic 28854 – Sat, 2 March 2024. No googlies.
My COD was 15dn. Best clue of its type in a long time!