On blogging this it all seems straightforward so I am a little surprised that it took me 48 minutes. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27830”
Author: jackkt
Times Quick Cryptic 1750 by Orpheus
Solving time: 13 minutes, missing my target by 2, but having written the blog I have no idea what delayed me. Edit: Having revisited the blog this morning and looked at the first three comments … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1750 by Orpheus”
Times Cryptic 27824
I had most of this done within 40 minutes but three or four answers held out against my best efforts taking me close to an hour when I finally gave up and used aids for … Read more “Times Cryptic 27824”
Times Cryptic 27818
Solving time: 48 minutes. Not easy, but satisfying to work through and several words I had not heard of before were clued quite generously. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions … Read more “Times Cryptic 27818”
Times Quick Cryptic by 1740 by Oink
Solving time: 6 minutes. At the moment I seem to be regularly out of step with other opinions about the difficulty of puzzles, but dare I suggest this is all reasonably straightforward? 6 minutes is … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic by 1740 by Oink”
Times Cryptic 27812
Solving time: 23 minutes. Somewhat easier than average but I enjoyed it as it was quite varied. I hesitate to suggest it as I have disagreed with a couple of recent recommendatioins made by others, … Read more “Times Cryptic 27812”
Times Cryptic 27806
Solving time: 45 minutes. I found this hard but mostly fair as one way or another I arived at all the correct answers despite ther being a couple of words and meanings previously unknown to … Read more “Times Cryptic 27806”
Times Quick Cryptic 1730 by Teazel
I needed 13 minutes to crack this one and my first reaction on completion was to write ‘hard’ on my print-out, however having written the blog I have no idea what delayed me, as on … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1730 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic 27800
Solving time: 30 minutes. Not much of a challenge for experienced solvers and some clues would not be out of place in a QC. Enjoyable enough nonetheless. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, … Read more “Times Cryptic 27800”
Times Quick Cryptic 1725 by Breadman
I’m sitting in for Don today who will return in two weeks. At 8 minutes this was a straightforward solve for me but as always I shall be interested to read how others found it. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1725 by Breadman”