17:23, some tricky parsings today, but a fair offering, on the hard end of the spectrum in my opinion.
Month: April 2024
Times Cryptic 28904
I found this really easy.
Times Quick Cryptic 2662 by Alex – Boo!
Hi everyone. This took me very slightly above my median Quickie time. I much enjoyed it as expected, with Clue of The Day 14a. How was it for you?
Times 28903 – You know my name (Look up the number)!
This puzzle gave me considerable difficulty. I tried to start in the top, but since I was making little progress, I shifted to the bottom, where I was able to get a few crossing letters and was able to write in some longer answers.
Mephisto 3321 – Tim Moorey
Greetings, barred-grid fans. I enjoyed this one – Tim Moorey always offers up precise and inventive wordplay and there is a lot of it to enjoy here. A reminder that in Mephisto puzzles, definitions can … Read more “Mephisto 3321 – Tim Moorey”
Sunday Times 5108 by David McLean – any given Sunday
9:06. I had no problems with this fun puzzle.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1668 – 13 April 2024
Hello again. This Jumbo I rather took against. I thought the clues were not very concise, rather mechanical, and some of the surface readings very strange, eg 30, 32, 52 ac, 4, 6, 28, 34, … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1668 – 13 April 2024”
Quick Cryptic 2661 by Pedro
A tough one from Pedro…
Times Cryptic 28896 – Saturday, 20 April 2024. Pharmaceutical failure.
Once again the drug reference was a mystery.
Quick Cryptic 2660 by Teazel
Go in van, young man