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Month: June 2025
Times Quick Cryptic 3016 by Pipsqueak
Straightforward for me, but how did you do?
Summer Social 2025
Thanks to all who came yesterday. It was a great day. In total there were about 30 of us and it was nice that Mick Hodgkin (Times Puzzles editor) and Jason Crampton (Times Crossword editor) were able to join us. You can see some photos from the day on my blog here.
Mephisto 3380 – Land of the Navajo!
I solved this one more by instinct than by analyzing the clues; experienced solvers just get a feel for what the answers are going to be. A half-remembered fragment of a Greek or Germanic root is often enough to point the mind in the right direction.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5167 by Robert Price — another kettle of fish
Only three anagrams this time, but hey, I’m not complaining!
Quick Cryptic no 3015 by Cheeko
Another excellent puzzle by Cheeko, who has clearly found his QC line and length and consistently delivers top notch puzzles for us.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1735 – 31 May 2025. Watch the trailer
Hi all. I found this to be that satisfying kind of solve which never feels too easy but yields steadily to thought and emerging checking letters. I completed in a pretty fast time for me, just over 42 minutes. Thanks setter!
Times Cryptic 29250 – Sat, 7 June 2025. Shakes on a plane.
I did this while in flight mode on an intercity flight. Luckily I didn’t accidentally refresh the screen and lose everything.
Times 29255
I found most of this pretty hard.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3014 by Teazel
A neat and satisfying puzzle from Teazel today. It took me a little over an average time, as I disentangled some of the nice wordplay.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.