jackkt – Page 26 – Times for The Times

Times Cryptic 28688

jackkt22nd August 2023 at 2:15 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

62 minutes. My solving experience was similar to last Friday when I struggled to finish but I was left feeling very satisfied that I hadn’t let it beat me.

Times Cryptic 28682

jackkt15th August 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

There were some easy clues in the NW corner to get me off to a confident start…

Times Quick Cryptic 2460 by Mara

jackkt14th August 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Nothing too tricky here for me

Times Cryptic 28676

jackkt8th August 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I found the LH side quite easy but I really struggled RH.

Times Cryptic 28670

jackkt1st August 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I found this quite easy to solve but several clues required some careful thinking through when I came to write the blog.

Times Quick Cryptic 2450 by Jalna

jackkt31st July 2023 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

I needed the full 10 minutes of my target time for this one as I managed to misread the clue at 17ac.

Times Cryptic 28664

jackkt25th July 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I found this hard but persevered and eventually managed to complete the grid in 51 minutes.

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1624 (Saturday 8 July 2023)

jackkt22nd July 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

I found this fairly easy.

Times Cryptic 28658

jackkt18th July 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I didn’t find this easy but I enjoyed its occasional quirkiness and was pleased to finish without resorting to aids.

Times Quick Cryptic 2440 by Mara

jackkt17th July 2023 at 12:55 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Solving time: 9 minutes. I hope most will find this quite straightforward as I don’t think it contains anything remotely obscure.