Greetings barred-grid fans. Since I blog the odd-numbered Mephisto puzzles I rarely get first response on a special puzzle, but in this case I have the pleasure of writing up the 500th and final Tim … Read more “Mephisto 3329 – Take a bow Tim Moorey”
Month: June 2024
Sunday Times 5116 by Robert Price
7:09. Not a difficult puzzle from Robert this week, but a model of creativity and elegance. Lovely stuff. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (TIHS)* , deletions like this, anagram indicators are in italics. Across … Read more “Sunday Times 5116 by Robert Price”
Sign of The Times Cryptic No 1
Well that was fun! I was surprised to find I’m not as much of a fossil as I thought. Unlike the usual crosswords, your reference for answers is Google, not the usual dictionaries.
Quick Cryptic 2709 by Trelawney
Goodie goodie yum yum…
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1678 – 8th June
I’m standing in for Jerry this week as he walks the Pennine Way for a 4th time. Good luck to him with that. I got a bit of an easier one to blog than last week’s and it took me an about average time.
Times Cryptic 28944 – Saturday, 15 June 2024. Wind from the south west, driven onto the rocks!
Oops! At the time I loaded this blog, one published answer made no sense to me! I think it must have been a typo, but we’ll see!!
Quick Cryptic 2708 by Peridot
Rara avis
Times Cryptic 28949 — DNF
DNF, consisting of 13 minutes to solve all but one clue, and then 15+ more minutes to not solve that clue.
Times 28948 – international learning
Time taken: 13:43. Looks like we have another Tricky Thursday puzzle on our hands!
Quick Cryptic No 2707 by Izetti – goodness gracious!
A classic QC from the master cluesmith