January 2025 – Page 5 – Times for The Times

Times 29125 – Hoosier thunked it?

ulaca13th January 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Try as I might, I couldn’t tame this puzzle, even though it was certainly no beast. By the end, I felt like a Californian firefighter trying to quench the flames with the non-existent water of … Read more “Times 29125 – Hoosier thunked it?”

Times Quick Cryptic 2884 by Jalna

jackkt13th January 2025 at 1:25 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

An enjoyable puzzle I found mostly straightforward,

Sunday Times Crossword 1565 from 1955

Johninterred12th January 2025 at 10:31 AM10 September 2025Other Crosswords

To celebrate the centenary of the first Sunday Times crossword, a number of old puzzles have been published today. This is puzzle 1565 from 1955.

Sunday Times Puzzle 525 from 1935

glh12th January 2025 at 4:54 AM10 September 2025Other Crosswords

Greetings all – as part of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sunday Times crossword there are some old puzzles reprinted, and vinyl1 thought that old puzzles meant some old bloggers should have a swing … Read more “Sunday Times Puzzle 525 from 1935”

Sunday Times 2602 From 1975

vinyl112th January 2025 at 4:40 AM10 September 2025Other Crosswords

Owing to various unfortunate contingencies, the management here at TftT only just learned of the publication of these historical puzzles. They are being published to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the very first Sunday Times puzzle in 1925, and are accompanied by an article by Sunday Times puzzle editor (and founder of TftT) Peter Biddlecombe.

Mephisto 3358 – A strange monkish ritual?

vinyl112th January 2025 at 2:28 AM10 September 2025Mephisto

This one was a little tough, even though I finished most of it on a Saturday night, and polished off most of the rest the next morning. Most, but not all.

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5145 by Dean Mayer — You’re not losing your mind

Guy du Sable12th January 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

This was harder than the last two that I’ve blogged. The clues are as usual quite succinct and very often deceptive by the most subtle kinds of misdirection.