Author: jackkt

Solving time: 30 minutes exactly, with 18dn as my last one in. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in … Read more “Times Cryptic 28268”

Solving time: 27 minutes. There was lots of interesting stuff here and nothing that gave me major problems. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, … Read more “Times Cryptic 28262”

Having completed all but four answers in 20 minutes I thought I was going to achieve my target half-hour with time to spare, but 13ac/dn, 16ac and 12dn delayed me and I needed 34 minutes … Read more “Times Cryptic 28256”

My solving time was 40 minutes with a little help on an unfair clue. I had several misgivings about this puzzle as detailed below. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions … Read more “Times Cryptic 28250”

Solving time: 39 minutes. This was a puzzle of two halves for me. The answers in the top half almost wrote themselves in at first glance, but then in the bottom half I saw the … Read more “Times Cryptic 28244”

Solving time: 36 minutes. There were some original ideas here and I enjoyed both solving and blogging this puzzle. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and … Read more “Times Cryptic 28238”