Solving all the clues and parsing everything pushed me over the hour for this one putting it in the harder category on my personal scale. There were a number of very pleasing clues.
Month: May 2024
Times Cryptic 28914 – Sat, 11 May 2024. Wolf-man Lack?
It turns out my knowledge of wolf-men is lacking.
Times 28919 – a noble earl and many a creature else
No pushover
Times Quick Cryptic No 2678 by Teazel
A pleasant Quick Cryptic from Teazel today that’s a little tricky in parts – it took me about a minute over my average time finishing in 6:30. Thanks Teazel. How did you all get on?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “A Girl’s Adventures”, here.
Times for The Times Summer Meetup
TOMORROW – Saturday 15th June at The George, Borough High St from 12 noon.
28918 Not the sharpest Tool in the box.
27.24 I freely acknowledge that I was slow through this one, missing the artfully disguised definitions wherever possible and, of course, diligently working out the ways and means of reaching the answers rather than … Read more “28918 Not the sharpest Tool in the box.”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2677 by Wurm
I found this a bit on the tricky side, with plenty of effective misdirection.
Times 28917 – hard work and education
I found this hard to finish without looking stuff up, and not especially enjoyable.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2676 by Jalna
Gentle off-breaks rather than medium-pace
QC 2675 by Orpheus
Some obscurities held me up here, I should imagine a few solvers mouthing a word of prayer before pressing submit.