February 2026 – Page 3 – Times for The Times

29470 A smooth operator

Zabadak19th February 2026 at 2:30 AM19 February 2026Daily Cryptic

Time: 27:09 What a fantastic set of clues! If you’ve whizzed through biffing and blindly guessing, please go back through and appreciate the fine craftsmanship of ultra smooth surfaces and devious interplay of nouns and … Read more “29470 A smooth operator”

Quick Cryptic 3229 by Izetti

rolytoly19th February 2026 at 1:54 AM19 February 2026Quick Cryptic

Lovely Izetti!

Times Cryptic 29469 – Cruciwords

JerryW18th February 2026 at 2:09 AM18 February 2026Daily Cryptic

I liked this crossword but I didn’t find it easy. The top half went in but the rest needed a second session to finish off. Midrange, I would say, which is just how I like it.

Times Quick Cryptic No 3228 by Heron

Mike Harper18th February 2026 at 1:35 AM18 February 2026Quick Cryptic

Solving time: 8:02 I think this is Heron’s second visit to the setters’ enclave, the first being for QC3160 at the beginning of December. I enjoyed the challenge, picking up six or seven acrosses on … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 3228 by Heron”