Just what a Quick Cryptic should be? I hope you will think so.
Month: April 2025
Mephisto 3372 – I saw that!
This one was not too difficult, and for the first time Paul’s pun proved useful in getting started.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5159 by David McLean — hard cheese
This wasn’t my favorite Harry puzzle, though it has its moments—including a (flawless!) &lit.
Quick Cryptic 2967 by Cheeko
Here’s Cheeko…
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1724 (Saturday 5th April 2025)
I was slow to start on this one
Times Cryptic 29202 – Sat, 12 April 2025. Poetry the notion
The poetic qualities of 2dn went over my head, I’m afraid! Still, fun to sort it out.
Times 29207 – a wound not left to heal
Brutish, but what a cracker! Lovely misleading surfaces and well-hidden elements, certainly a challenge, and a bit to learn along the way.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2966 by Hurley
A neat proper Quick Cryptic from the ever-reliable Hurley after yesterday’s toughie.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “The Hills Are Alive”, here.
29206 Turns out it really is a mountain
I rather struggled through this, my flow being glacial rather than the pyroclastic referred to in the puzzle. Only that mountain appeared out of the nowhere of my forgettery/never’eardery, and with the crossers even … Read more “29206 Turns out it really is a mountain”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2965 by Breadman
Quite challenging today.