A Mephisto from John Grimshaw that was not that difficult, and for once many of the answer words were words I knew.
Month: November 2025
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5191 by David McLean — fancy footwork… that takes the cake!
I felt at times that this one pushed the envelope, and am curious about the other solvers’ experiences.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1760 – 15 November 2025
Hello everyone. I try to delay as little as possible between solving and writing up, but failed to blog promptly this time. Now all I have is a note of my time (59 minutes) and the vaguest of recollections. My time suggests a medium level of difficulty, and the wordplay must have seen me through the couple of gaps in my knowledge, otherwise I’d have noted it. So all good – thanks setter!
Quick Cryptic 3159 by Hurley
More enjoyable Quickie fare which is tough at the end…
Times Cryptic 29394 – Sat, 22 November 2025. Roses are red …
Smurfs are blue. I was sunny – a Saturday of my favourite kind.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1759 – 8 Nov 2025
Apologies to all for the late posting of this.
Times Cryptic 29399 – discretion be your tutor
Hardest of the week but solvable with more patience than I had today.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3158 by Asp
There’s a fairly obvious theme in today’s Quick Cryptic from Asp. Did you spot it?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
Times Cryptic 29398 Rollin’ down the river.
Time: 22:22 I’ve heard tell that our editor and chums want to include more yoof friendly answers in the grids, though the two examples in this one may be well be into their adulthood by … Read more “Times Cryptic 29398 Rollin’ down the river.”
Quick Cryptic 3157 by Mara
Not too tricky, but plenty of interesting things on offer.