Author: jackkt

Solving time: 43 minutes. There was nothing particularly difficult here but it took me a while to sort it all out. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly … Read more “Times Cryptic 28232”

My performance this week was a lot better than last time and I finished in 20 minutes. There were no unknown answers and only one unknown in the wordplay – at 8dn. When  blogging I … Read more “Times Cryptic 28226”

DNF. This was a very odd puzzle in that I completed three-quarters of it quite comfortably in a little under 20 minutes and then ground to a complete halt with 7 words missing around the … Read more “Times Cryptic 28220”

Solving time: Over an hour and I still needed aids to finish off  my last entry. The clue at 27ac suggests this may have been compiled by one of our regular QC setters. As usual … Read more “Times Cryptic 28214”

Solving time: 37 minutes. I found this straightforward. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in square ones]. I usually … Read more “Times Cryptic 28208”

Solving time: 30 minutes. This was a little harder than yesterday’s puzzle but I  still found it reasonably straightforward, and I’m not complaining after some of the really tricky challenges of last week. As usual … Read more “Times Cryptic 28202”