Author: jackkt

Solving time: 30 minutes dead. Rather an interesting and enjoyable puzzle with several unusual features along the way. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, … Read more “Times Cryptic 28064”

Solving time: 44 minutes. Not so easy for me today. 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]. … Read more “Times Cryptic 28058”

Solving time: 27 minutes. Another straightforward one on my watch. 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]. … Read more “Times Cryptic 28052”

Solving time: 27 minutes. Another mostly straightforward puzzle but the Scottish stuff may not be familiar beyond these shores. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and … Read more “Times Cryptic 28046”

Solving time: 38 minutes. Quite straightforward. I imagine the speed merchants will report very fast times. Edit 07:20: After reading reports from the first seven conributors it seems the puzzle was not as straightforward as … Read more “Times Cryptic 28040”

Solving time: 38 minutes. Not by any means a straightforward puzzle but the wordplay got me to the solutions I wasn’t sure of. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are … Read more “Times 28034”

Solving time: 28 minutes. I don’t know that having 6 double defintion clues is excessive, but having 5 of them in the Down clues in close proximity made blogging them very repetitive. As usual definitions … Read more “Times Cryptic 28028”