I found this hard work but enjoyable.
Month: August 2024
Times 29005 – Of loved and elegant friends
Well, this certainly wasn’t difficult, but it had its moments, I think.
Times Quick Cryptic 2764 by Mara
I hope many of you will have found this easy.
Mephisto 3380 – “Oh, come aw ye tramps and hawkin’ lads…..
I didn’t find this Mephisto very difficult, and finished in one sitting. I did not parse all of the answers while solving, so now I’ll have to figure a few out.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5125 by Robert Price — Common Sense?
Entertaining, and educational too—seemed a bit harder than the last challenge from Bob. Some clues are surely going to be easier, though, for residents of the UK.
Quick Cryptic no 2763 by Izetti
A rather gentler puzzle from Izetti than his last offering.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1687 – 10 Aug 2024
A (mostly) jolly good Jumbo with plenty of straightforward clues to get you going, and then a few entertaining trickier bits… and a couple of MERs.
Times Cryptic 28998 – Saturday, 17 August 2024. Easy as falling off a blog.
This was reasonably easy to solve, and very easy to write up!
Times 29003
Recent trends in the SNITCH filled with me fear that this would be the big beast we’ve all been waiting for, but it turned out to be more of a teddy bear. I enjoyed unravelling it at the seams.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2762 by Jimmy
A fun Quick Cryptic from Jimmy today which has plenty of straightforward clues but a few chewy bits needing a bit more thought. .
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.