Just in case you’re confused about which puzzle this is, given the plethora of jumbi we had over the festive period, this is the one from Boxing Day. I found it tricky”.
Month: January 2026
Times Cryptic 29430 – Sat, 3 Jan 2026. New year, new test
I found this harder than the run of Saturdays recently. Not much that experienced solvers won’t have met before, but you’ll need to have thought about it! Thanks, setter. How did you all do? Note … Read more “Times Cryptic 29430 – Sat, 3 Jan 2026. New year, new test”
Times Cryptic 29435 – weighed more mighty than I seem
Too good for the likes of me, but I enjoyed the challenge, until I didn’t and gave up. Trusty aids and liberal use of the check feature came to the rescue.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3194 by Wurm
A typically witty Quick Cryptic from Wurm today with a couple of tricky bits.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. As an added bonus for the first of our puzzles of the year, Phil has provided a 15×15 grid, but don’t worry – it is no more difficult than the usual 13x13s. You can find the crossword here.
29434 Keeping it clean
Time: 12:36, by some distance my quickest of the week though it may be the clues just fell nicely for me. The artsy bits should be reasonably well known to regular solvers, though you may … Read more “29434 Keeping it clean”
Quick Cryptic 3193 by Alex
Fun puzzle, middling difficulty.
Times Cryptic 29433 – Science Edition
Hello again. I liked this crossword, which I thought had a distinct tinge of the sciences about it
Times Quick Cryptic No 3192 by Juji
Took a little while to get going with this
QC 3191 by Dangle
Dangle left me dangling with a DNF due to a NHO word which seems to have escaped from Mephisto.
Times Cryptic 29432
Nice wordplay and interesting surfaces made this an enjoyable solve.