Nothing too difficult, I think. A little bit of this, and a little bit of that.
Month: June 2025
Times Quick Cryptic 3028 by Trelawney
A very enjoyable offering from the Squire.
Mephisto 3382 – Get you a copper kettle….
I have to admit, this wasn’t easy. I spent all week, as time was available, adding an answer or two. Even when I finished, there were many questions, and I had to do a fair amount of research to write the blog.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5169 by Dean Mayer — groovy thing
Solving this one required some neuronal plasticity (s t r e t c h), and I felt smarter when it was all worked out.
Quick Cryptic no 3027 by Hurley
A very nice example of the QC-setter’s art from Hurley this morning.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1737 – 14th June
Quite a straightforward Jumbo done on the train to our Summer Gathering.
Times Cryptic 29262 – Sat, 21 June 2025. Old salts never die?
There was some tricky wordplay and a few elliptic definitions here.
Times 29267 – and I would call it, fair play
I’d say this is the ‘perfect Friday crossword’ level.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3026 by Juji
Just the 4th Quick Cryptic from Juji and the third one I’ve blogged. I didn’t have any difficulties but there are a few clues that some may find tricky.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
29266 Is it a bird? Is it a cricket?
I got through in 19.18 without too many holdups, aside from looking out for additions to the three clues which formed a sort of theme for the puzzle. I put in the cricketer at … Read more “29266 Is it a bird? Is it a cricket?”