Solving time: 12 minutes. Tricky. The long answers were a long time coming and that really slowed my progress around the grid. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1880 by Hurley”
Author: jackkt
Times Cryptic 27980
Solving time: 36 minutes. I’ve nothing to say upfront so let’s get straight to the answers… As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal … Read more “Times Cryptic 27980”
Times Cryptic 27974
Solving time: 20 minutes. Dead easy apart from one unknown answer which relies on an obscure piece of wordplay which I now understand refers to a brand name also unknown to me. I took a … Read more “Times Cryptic 27974”
Times Quick Cryptic 1870 by Izetti
Solving time: 10 minutes. I was very surprised to bring this in on time if only by a whisker as I felt I was struggling throughout the solve. On blogging it I wondered what had … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1870 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic 27968
Solving time: 34 minutes. Many thanks to mohn2 for updating the template script to suit my new blogging style so that I don’t have to remember to press Enter after every answer. As usual definitions … Read more “Times Cryptic 27968”
Times Cryptic 27962
Solving time: 45 minutes. Having reviewed the clues whilst writing the blog I’m not sure why I missed my target half-hour, and by so much. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27962”
Times Quick Cryptic 1860 by Tracy
7 minutes for me. How did you all get on? 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 Quick Cryptic 1860 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic 27956
Solving time: 31 minutes with one error which I shall come to in the blog. Other than that complication of my own making this was all pretty straightforward. As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times Cryptic 27956”
Times Cryptic 27950
At 27 minutes I had solved all but 19ac and 19dn, then after a further 5 minutes I cracked 19ac. Then I gave up. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions … Read more “Times Cryptic 27950”
Times Quick Cryptic 1850 by Oink
I completed all but 15ac within 7 minutes but then needed another 2 minutes, eventually resorting to an alphabet trawl, to come up with the answer. FOOTNOTE: I recommend that anyone who has their sights … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1850 by Oink”