A double def fest that everyone can enjoy
Month: May 2025
Quick Cryptic 2987 by Peridot
I’m perhaps chancing it here, but I don’t think there will be too many complaints about the difficulty level of this puzzle.
Times Cryptic 29228
I didn’t find this difficult but there were a few tricky words or meanings and wordplay that needed extra care.
Times Quick Cryptic 2986 by Trelawney – one from the bottom
Hi everyone. Trelawney is a setter who knows how to keep the difficulty level in check, so I am expecting many happy campers today. Thanks Trelawney!
Times 29227 – An Other Monday?
This was not quite a standard Monday puzzle, although the highly skilled solvers p0lished it off easily enough. The answers were not obscure, but some of the cryptics required specific knowledge that not everyone might have.
Sunday Times 5162 by David McLean – I Want to Hold Your Hand
11:59. A really fun puzzle from Harry this week.
Mephisto 3375 – Paul McKenna
Greetings, barred-grid fans.
Quick Cryptic 2985 by Lupa
A Concise wrapped in a Quickie…?
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1728 – 26 April 2025
Hello again. I thought this Jumbo was excellent with enough easier clues to get you going and some cleverer ones to provide the entertainment.
Times Cryptic 29220 – Sat, 3 May 2025. Non-Gordian solution.
This was a smooth run. Only one clue needed extra thought.