I got off to a pretty good start but ran out of steam about half way through and had problems getting going again particularly in the SW quarter. I completed the grid eventually in 53 … Read more “Times Cryptic 25788 – Complete this well-known phrase or saying…”
Author: jackkt
Times Cryptic 25782 – Well I’ll be darned…
I wasn’t expecting to be blogging tonight but Andy tells me that the sub who was to cover for Dave P is incommunicado at the moment so you’re stuck with me I’m afraid. I must … Read more “Times Cryptic 25782 – Well I’ll be darned…”
Times Quickie 41 set by Hurley
As usual on a Monday the puzzle on the Times button is a week out of date so here’s the link to today’s for those unable to find it by other means: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140505/147/ . Regulars … Read more “Times Quickie 41 set by Hurley”
Times 25776 – Blogged Out
This was a classic puzzle of two halves for me. The bottom half and the two long Down answers went in smoothly and tidily but then I ground to a halt and had real problems … Read more “Times 25776 – Blogged Out”
Quick Cryptic 31 set by Dazzler
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”
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”