Possibly a relief for some after the last two days? Dunno, but it took me just under 5 minutes. I hesitate to offer an opinion on the relative ease or difficulty of the puzzle, but … Read more “Quick Cryptic 799 by Joker”
Author: galspray
Quick Cryptic 794 by Izetti
Not much to say today. I think it was on the easier side, and I can’t see much that would raise a solver’s hackles. Took me 4:56. Thanks Izetti. Here’s how I parsed it all. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 794 by Izetti”
Jumbo 1252 February 25, 2017
Sorry for the late posting, the dog ate my homework. This puzzle took me roughly an hour, which would suggest average difficulty, but I had a very undignified three errors. Three! One was just a … Read more “Jumbo 1252 February 25, 2017”
Quick Cryptic 789 by Hurley – Cead mile failte
Morning everyone, and a happy St Patrick’s Day to you all. May the road rise up to meet you and all that stuff. Now I have a question to ask. Was this a particularly tough … Read more “Quick Cryptic 789 by Hurley – Cead mile failte”
Quick Cryptic 784 by Pedro
Morning / evening all. Commencing this blog at Perth airport, will complete it at Sydney airport, with the dreaded red-eye flight in between. Consequently it might be a bit befuddled, but at least I’ll be … Read more “Quick Cryptic 784 by Pedro”
Quick Cryptic 779 by Mara
Twice as hard as yesterday I reckon. At least it took me twice as long, bang on 7 minutes. Quite a few double defs and some whimsical wordplay making for a nice Friday challenge. If … Read more “Quick Cryptic 779 by Mara”
Quick Cryptic 769 by Marty
Morning all. A brief and possibly mistake-ridden blog today. I’m travelling with my family in Japan (wonderful place, by the way), and it’s hard to find some quiet time to put the blog together. Was … Read more “Quick Cryptic 769 by Marty”
Jumbo 1247 January 21, 2017 – Gobbledegook, codswallop and bunkum…
…it’s as if the setter had anticipated my blog! As I recall, I got through most of this one quite quickly. Then slowed to a crawl for the last few to finally record a time … Read more “Jumbo 1247 January 21, 2017 – Gobbledegook, codswallop and bunkum…”
Quick Cryptic 759 by Izetti
Morning all. Many of you will recall that Izetti got the new year started for us with a bit of a stinker. He then graciously reponded to our grizzling by hoping that 2017 would improve … Read more “Quick Cryptic 759 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 749 by Teazel
Morning all. This offering from Teazel took me nine and a half minutes to complete. That means either it was quite tough or I was being a bit thick, so I’ll be interested to hear … Read more “Quick Cryptic 749 by Teazel”