Have to admit to having struggled with this one. Took well over an hour, had to look a couple up for confirmation and still managed to get the French composer wrong. I think it was … Read more “Jumbo 1227 September 17, 2016 – Cryptathon”
Author: galspray
Quick Cryptic 669 by Teazel
Nearly twelve minutes for me, how did the rest of you go? My major hold-up at the end, for no reason I can offer in hindsight, was the classic old TV show at 24ac. One … Read more “Quick Cryptic 669 by Teazel”
Quick Cryptic 659 by Pedro
Nice medium difficulty puzzle I think, though other opinions are, as always, very welcome. Took me just over seven minutes. A quick word today on definitions. The key to finding the solution to a cryptic … Read more “Quick Cryptic 659 by Pedro”
Jumbo 1222 August 20, 2016 – YMMV
Morning all, I wrote this up a couple of weeks ago and I apologise for not remembering too much about it. The clock says I did it in just over 47 minutes, a bit more … Read more “Jumbo 1222 August 20, 2016 – YMMV”
Quick Cryptic 649 by Hurley
Morning all. A pleasant offering from Hurley today. Nothing too obscure in the grid, although BROUHAHA is a word you don’t write down every day. There’s the usual number of “crossword standards” in the cluing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 649 by Hurley”
Quick Cryptic 639 by Teazel
Morning all, hope you enjoyed this Quickie, which I think was of average difficulty. I usually rely on anagrams to get a foothold, and there are only two in this puzzle. On the other hand … Read more “Quick Cryptic 639 by Teazel”
Quick Cryptic 629 by Pedro
Morning everyone. My first turn at blogging the Quickie, so please be gentle with me. Let me start with a shout-out to Jackkt for lending me his time machine which enables these blogs to be … Read more “Quick Cryptic 629 by Pedro”
Jumbo 1217 July 16, 2016 – Ideal conditions
This one took me about 36 minutes, which is fast for me, Jumbo-wise. To be fair, the solving conditions were ideal, a rainy Saturday arvo with the wife away in Melbourne for the weekend. Not … Read more “Jumbo 1217 July 16, 2016 – Ideal conditions”
Jumbo 1212 June 11, 2016 – From another time?
Probably should have blogged this one at the time of solving two weeks ago, because to tell the truth I don’t remember very much about it. Seems so long ago now, back when it was … Read more “Jumbo 1212 June 11, 2016 – From another time?”
Jumbo 1207 May 14, 2016 – No offence
Still getting used to this blogging caper. In my previous outing I managed to offend cat lovers, Emily Bronte fans and Dan Browne admirers (who knew?), so today I’ll be steadfastly avoiding anything controversial. The … Read more “Jumbo 1207 May 14, 2016 – No offence”