Because of the broken link at the Times I’ve put up today’s Quickie #31 here:http://jackkt.livejournal.com/ This one took me 11 minutes so was possibly at the easier end of the spectrum for a Quickie, but … Read more “Quick Cryptic 31 set by Dazzler”
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Times Cryptic 25764 – Boo hiss and a round of applause
I thought this was going to be easy but I got a bit bogged down towards the end and spent ages on the two unchecked letters at 18ac. Other than that final hurdle I had … Read more “Times Cryptic 25764 – Boo hiss and a round of applause”
Quick Cryptic 21 by Tracy
Hooray! The Play button worked* from the dot of midnight and the setter’s name is back! Shame about ‘by by’ though. *On edit: Spoke too soon! See first comments below. This took me 14 minutes … Read more “Quick Cryptic 21 by Tracy”
Times 25752 – Out of puff!
I went a just little over the hour on this one but forgot to record my exact finishing time as I struggled to polish off the SW corner where I had written in a wrong … Read more “Times 25752 – Out of puff!”
QUICK CRYPTIC No. 11 by Dazzler
This took me 12 minutes including understanding the wordplay but the last two of those were spent on 2dn where I suffered a mental block. As with most of the Quick puzzles so far, the … Read more “QUICK CRYPTIC No. 11 by Dazzler”
Times Cryptic 25740 – In a tight spot
This was a toughie and I think I can say that with confidence as at 3:00 AM there are only 6 correct entries on the leader board and only one of them is timed at … Read more “Times Cryptic 25740 – In a tight spot”
QUICK CRYPTIC 1 by Des – Not so quick
Firstly I’d like to say that I welcome this addition to the Times range of puzzles and I find it encouraging that it appears to demonstrate a commitment to the future. Having said that I … Read more “QUICK CRYPTIC 1 by Des – Not so quick”
Times 25728
Some of this was straightforward and I thought for a while I might be in for an easy ride, but several clues put up quite a lot of resistance and time gradually slipped away from … Read more “Times 25728”
Times 25704 – Not a stinker!
After so many erudite and entertaining blogs over recent days I’m afraid this one’s going to let the side down with a bang because I’ve very little to say about this puzzle. It’s a workmanlike … Read more “Times 25704 – Not a stinker!”
TIMES 25692 – Aharr, Jim Lad!
I solved all but four clues in the SE corner within 30 minutes parsing as I went, but I needed another 15 to finish it off with 17dn and 19ac accounting for the last 10 … Read more “TIMES 25692 – Aharr, Jim Lad!”