Greetings, barred-grid fans! Tim Moorey brought the challenge last week, with some rather fun surfaces and overall not too difficult a puzzle on the Mephisto scale. I got through this in a single session during … Read more “Mephisto 3313 – Tim Moorey”
Month: March 2024
Sunday Times 5100 by Dean Mayer
22:53. A deviously tricky one from Dean this week, which caused me all sorts of problems particularly in the NE corner, where I got thoroughly stuck for a while. Lots of tricky stuff but I … Read more “Sunday Times 5100 by Dean Mayer”
Quick Cryptic 2613 by Felix
Whenever he gets in a fix, he reaches into his bag of tricks.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1659 : 17th February 2024
There were some unknown bits and pieces here but I had no problems solving it.
Times Cryptic 28848 – Sat, 24 Feb 2024. Flying, while flying.
Not many GK challenges in this, apart from the clown.
Quick Cryptic 2612 by Breadman
A little bit harder than usual, I think
Times Cryptic No 28853 — Just my speed
19:01. With my level of energy tonight, this was the sort of puzzle I was hoping for: not too easy, not too hard. Some longer ones were biffable, yet others I had to work out carefully from the wordplay.
Monthly Club Special 271 – Feb 2024
Phew! That was quite a workout! The usual esoteric vocabulary and some very inventive wordplay, but I think I’ve managed to work it all out. Thank-you clever setter.