Time: slower than Magoo, of course, but very crucially just a few seconds faster than David Howell Well I can definitely tell you that I am not going to podium in any speed blogging championships … Read more “Times Championship Final 2025”
Month: October 2025
Times Cryptic 29363 – rubies, carbuncles, and sapphires
A pan-Atlantic offering to please (or frustrate) us all.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3122 by Shay
A neat Quick Crossword from Shay with a couple of chewy bits, but some great surfaces
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
29362 ….and breathe.
13.10, though I thought it was going to be quicker. After the chastening challenge of the first Competition grid yesterday this felt like a generous helping of light relief, and in the early stages … Read more “29362 ….and breathe.”
Quick Cryptic 3121 by Hurley
Middling difficulty, better-than-middling quality.
Times Cryptic 29361
An interesting crossword with some fairly advanced vocabulary
Times Quick Cryptic No 3120 by Joker
Is time flying the hallmark of an entertaining puzzle?
QC 3119 by Izetti
Usual tricks from Izetti, a nice puzzle, 16:04 for me. How did everyone else get on?
Times Cryptic 29360
Much of this went in quite easily once I got started
Times Quick Cryptic 3118 by Trelawney – International Day for Failure
Hi everybody. Trelawney has taken us on a bit of an international tour, so I sought inspiration for the blog title by typing “international” into a search engine and looking at the autocomplete suggestions. This was when I discovered that October 13th is International Day for Failure. Thanks Trelawney!