I made heavy weather of my last one in…
Month: September 2025
Mephisto 3394 – Hope and pray!
The puzzle itself was of moderate difficulty, and I solved it over a couple of days. Somehow, the answers kept coming to me, and I was able to parse them all without calling for assistance.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5181 by Robert Price — nut season
This spicy treat seemed a bit easier than the last one by Mr. Price that I had the honor of blogging—just two weeks ago, so I remember!
Quick Cryptic 3099 by Asp
Not much sting in Asp’s tail…
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1750 – 6 September 2025
Hello. It took around an hour for me to reach my last three, but I then had to use aids. No complaints though. Thanks setter.
Times Cryptic 29334 – Sat, 13 September 2025. Easy to solve, easy to blog.
I thought this was the easiest Saturday puzzle in some time.
Times 29339 – labour we delight in?
I seemed to click with this one.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3098 by Shay
I think my brain may be a bit frazzled with trying to sort out this Server 500 error malarkey, but I found this rather hard. Thank-you Shay for the challenge!
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
29338 End of a (brief) era.
17.58, but as I was going through this write up, I was increasingly convinced that it should have been quicker. Lots of clearly telegraphed first, last and middle letters, and a compendium of very … Read more “29338 End of a (brief) era.”
Times Quick Cryptic No 3097 by Jalna
Not too tricky today.