I thought I was doing well to get in just under 20 minutes, though I started in rather desultory fashion and spent too long dithering over the emperor, or possibly antique dominion at 5d. … Read more “29062 Not Cole’s law then.”
Month: October 2024
Times Quick Cryptic No 2821 by Lupa
I found this tough.
Times 29061 – not music to my ears
The second puzzle in the Championship first round, but new to me today.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2820 by Jimmy
Nothing here to worry the equines
QC 2819 by Teazel
Well-balanced puzzle from Teazel, I solved at a slightly slower time of 13:22
Times Cryptic 29060
I found this fairly straightforward. How did you do?
Times Quick Cryptic 2818 by Joker
Hi all. By my clock this was in the middle of the QC difficulty range. A steady solve but I had to engage my brain a bit. Thanks Joker.
Times 29059 – A Comedy of Errors
I will admit I thoroughly messed up this puzzle. I couldn’t read my own handwriting, put the word separators in the wrong place, misidentified the literal, etc, etc. At the same time, I realized this was a high quality puzzle with a lot of novel wordplay.
Mephisto 3347 – John Grimshaw
Greetings, barred-grid fans.
Sunday Times 5134 by Robert Price
6:59. A gentle one from Robert this week, but none the less enjoyable for that, and a couple of amusingly naughty references to liven things up a bit. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (TIHS)*, … Read more “Sunday Times 5134 by Robert Price”