I started off as I usually start off in Mephisto, despairing of getting a single answer, only to be reviewing a completed grid in less than 90 minutes. Mephisto is like that.
Month: April 2024
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5107 — PlayTime
This was a romp! By which I do not mean it was terribly easy—where’s the fun in that?
Quick Cryptic no 2655 by Wurm
A very pleasant puzzle from Wurm, who I have always found to be one of the more reliably approachable setters.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1667 – 6th April
I found this Jumbo Cryptic on the easier side. As usual there were a couple of (to me) unknowns, but nothing unfair.
Times Cryptic 28890 – Saturday, 13 April 2024. L’Arc ne triomphe pas.
I did myself no favours by essaying ARC at 14 ac as my opening shot.
Times 28895
I am very tired and threw the towel in with 13dn outstanding and a couple unparsed.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2654 by Hurley
A neat Quick Cryptic from Hurley today with a couple of tricky clues.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
28894 Cum On Feel the Noize
I managed this in exactly 18 minutes, on a par with the rest of the week so far, but I suspect some of the esoterica within will slow some solvers down. I was thrown, … Read more “28894 Cum On Feel the Noize”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2653 by Felix
A lovely puzzle from Felix, pitched a bit towards the gentler end.
Times 28893 – cracking the egg
A mixed bag, I thought, a bit of a curate’s egg perhaps, this one.