Greetings barred-grid fans!
Month: August 2024
Quick Cryptic 2745 by Orpheus
Her opus deciphered…(7)
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1684, Saturday 20th July 2024
I completed this over two sessions and had very few problems.
Times Cryptic 28980 – Saturday, 27 July 2024. Winds round from the south east.
I found this harder than recent Saturdays. Progress was along the diagonals – the NW and SE put up most resistance. I loved the clever clueing and applauded the scarcity of obscurities!
Quick Cryptic 2744 by Cheeko
Firm but fair
Times Cryptic No 28985 — Don’t blame Covid
DNF. Most of this puzzle was easy, but to finish it required a bunch of UK-specific knowledge. In the end, two clues in the upper-right corner undid me. I solved this puzzle in the throes of Covid, but I don’t blame the virus for my poor performance!
Quick Cryptic 2743 by Alex
The one with okra in.
Times 28984 – the earl of lavatory
Time taken: 11:11. I like the symmetry, just a little slower than my average, so I think this is a chewy one but not a Tricky Thursday.
Monthly Club Special No 276 – July 2024
The usual monthly delight of entertaining words from the dark corners of the dictionary and inventive wordplay. Thank-you clever setter.