Two firsts today – a debut puzzle from Mango, and my first blog on a weekday
Month: November 2025
Mephisto 3402 – Have some coffee!
More fun from Paul McKenna, with quite a few introductory-level clues. In fact, the infamous top line was almost a write-in.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5189 by Robert Price — genius moves (par for the course)
I found this, comme toujours, brilliant—and its menu suggestion mouth-watering.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1758
“Further” fun for big grid fans
Quick Cryptic no 3147 by Juji
An enjoyable puzzle by Juji this morning, his 8th for us.
Times Cryptic 29382 – Sat, 8 November 2025. Excuse me, do you speak Crossword?
I was helped here by knowing a number of things I’ve only met in crosswords.
Times Cryptic 29387
Off to a flying start but slowed on the right hand side. Still, easier than others we’ve had this week, and very gentle for Friday.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3146 by Teazel
A proper Friday Quick Cryptic from Teazel today which has a smattering of trickier clues among the easier ones.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword entitled “For the Benefit of All” here.
29386 Your train (of thought) may be delayed
Time: 25:52, which seems like a long time , but I think, for me at least, the complexities of this one demanded much head scratching and careful pondering. One curiosity, which you’ll see often enough … Read more “29386 Your train (of thought) may be delayed”
Quick Cryptic 3145 by Mara
Quality puzzle from Mara, about average difficulty.