Double or Quits
Month: November 2025
Times Cryptic No 29393 — Eyebrow raised
30 minutes, more or less. I solved this puzzle on the regular Times site (not the Crossword Club), so it wouldn’t accept my puzzle as correct. After checking every answer I finally used the Check Puzzle feature and discovered my “mistake”.
All this aside, I thought this was a delightful puzzle. Some fabulous definitions.
Times 29392 – Tricky Thursday back with a vengeance!
Time taken: 14:02. The wordplay in this puzzle is intricate – I smacked myself when I saw some of the answers, but the early solvers are making heavy weather of it!
Times Quick Cryptic No 3151 by Jalna
The week stiffens.
Times Cryptic 29391 – Chapeau!
Our final Semi-final puzzle from the Championship.
Quick Cryptic No 3150 by Joker
One that struck me as easier than average, with one notable exception.
Quick Cryptic 3149 by Trelawney
A very enjoyable offering from Trelawney today for which I didn’t have any major queries.
Times Cryptic 29390 – Mum’s spaghetti
The music, the moment…
Summer Social June 2026
Hold the date: Saturday 13th June 2026 from 1200 at The George, Southwark. We are having another informal summer gathering-something for your diaries, and to allow travel plans to be made.
Times 29389 – Turing Point?
I felt this was a little tougher than your average Monday.