My short run of slightly easier solves continues.
Month: February 2025
Mephisto 3364 – Ninja Turtle found in the Valley of Fear
I did OK with this, until I got stuck in the south-west corner. My problem turned out to be that I was looking at the wrong clues for the ones I was trying to solve, because my scribbles had covered up the clue numbers in the grid.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5151 by Dean Mayer — get a cue
This seemed on the easier end of the Dean spectrum. Still a smashing time!
Quick Cryptic no 2919 by Felix – X marks the spot
Yet another puzzle from the back catalogue of Richard Rogan gems, and this one was a real sparkler I thought.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1716 – an elf, an imp, an emu and a lion walk into a bar
A perfectly acceptable puzzle of middling difficulty.
Times Cryptic 29154 – Sat, 15 Feb 2025. Stiff Saturday.
At first look, it was hard to even find something that looked like a cryptic clue. Eventually I got a toehold
Times 29159 – no hare, sir
Way off the wavelength for this superb puzzle.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2918 by Teazel
An entertaining and none-too-tricky Quick Cryptic from Teazel today.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
29158 Two all-beef patios…
I’ve generally been running slow this week, and today provided no let-up in the lethargy, though I completed in 24.24 with no clue in particular causing extended puzzling, apart from struggling with the parsing … Read more “29158 Two all-beef patios…”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2917 by Wurm
Top notch puzzle, although another quite tricky one.