This one from Hawthorn took me 7:45, so I’m going to guess it was just slightly on the difficult side of average. Your mileage may vary, of course. Enjoyable crossword with a nice variety of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 699 by Hawthorn”
Author: galspray
Jumbo 1232 October 22, 2016 – Attempting to 49ac
Having a bad run on the Jumbos lately. This was another one that took an hour and a half, and from memory I resorted to aids at some point, but I can’t recall where. I’m … Read more “Jumbo 1232 October 22, 2016 – Attempting to 49ac”
Quick Cryptic 689 by Izetti
Today’s puzzle is brought to us by Izetti, and took me a bit over seven minutes to complete. Would have been a minute quicker if not for a bad case of vertical dyslexia at 20dn, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 689 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 679 by Mara
An enjoyable offering from Mara. Took me about five and a half minutes, so I’m thinking it was on the easier side of average difficulty. What did you think? There was nothing too devious in … Read more “Quick Cryptic 679 by Mara”
Jumbo 1227 September 17, 2016 – Cryptathon
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”
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”