Easy start then very tough in places
Month: December 2024
Times Cryptic 29094 – Sat, 7 Dec 2024. 1770 and all that.
I may generally have been on the setter’s wavelength with this one. My LOI and favourite clue, once the penny dropped, was 1ac. How about you? Note for newcomers: The Times offers prizes for Saturday … Read more “Times Cryptic 29094 – Sat, 7 Dec 2024. 1770 and all that.”
Times 29099
Too good and complicated for me.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2858 by Jalna
A gentle Quick Cryptic for a Friday from Jalna today [Edit: I appear to have been in the minority in finding it so] . I forgot to start my timer, so no time for me. 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 here. Can you find the Nina?
29098 Polyglot
What fun! A fine set of clues with some very slippery definitions and a broad range of languages, not just the normal French and occasional German. I can’t say I whizzed through: the whole … Read more “29098 Polyglot”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2857 by Joker
Bit of a tricky one today, I found.
Times 29097 – not the one in The Strand, either.
I really enjoyed this Wednesday puzzle; not too difficult but with a collection of good anagrams, mixed cultural references and deceptive and amusing definitions.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2856 by Orpheus
A fairly smooth ride through the complexities of the brain of Orpheus.
Times Cryptic 29096
A technical DNF as I used aids for my LOI.
QC 2855 by Oink
9:19 for me. As always with Oink: fine surfaces. Now I’ve been assigned a clue for the Christmas special I am discovering just how hard it is to make them sound smooth.