A nicely composed puzzle, with a good sprinkling of wit and nothing to complain about.
Month: February 2025
Times Quick Cryptic No 2904 by Pipsqueak
Breeze-blocked? Don’t worry – you are not alone.
QC 2903 by Joker: Fancy a Takeaway?
A lot of subtraction(6) clues today, along with a couple of substitutions made this a challenging puzzle.
Times Cryptic 29144
I found this mostly straightforward. How did you do?
Times Quick Cryptic 2902 by Teazel
Hello all. Thanks to Teazel who kicks off a fresh week of quick cryptics. How did you find it?
Times 29143 – Solvable!
I have had an annoying cold this week, and it seems to have impacted my solving. I felt very slow solving this one, even though my time was acceptable.
Mephisto 3361 – Robert Teuton
Greetings, barred-grid fans.
Sunday Times 5148 by Dean Mayer
18:15. I’ve left it very late to blog this and I am a bit tired and emotional after a friend’s daughter’s christening today, so I will keep this brief. Quite a tricky puzzle I think, … Read more “Sunday Times 5148 by Dean Mayer”
Quick Cryptic 2901 by Wurm
Riddle me this…
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1713 – 18 January 2025
Hello again. It seems no time at all since my last blog… it is a consequence of all these dratted public holidays that tend to litter this part of the calendar. No worries though, I enjoyed this clever effort. Fine surfaces, all good stuff.