Solving time: 10 minutes. I completed all but two intersecting answers in 6 minutes, but needed another 4 to crack them. I was pleased to get back to achieving my target after missing it for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1690 by Orpheus”
Author: jackkt
Times Cryptic 27752
This was fairly straightforward but I needed 42 minutes to complete it, missing my target by 12. There were a couple of unknowns but the wordplay got me to the answers. As usual definitions are … Read more “Times Cryptic 27752”
Times Cryptic 27746
Solving time: 40 minutes. Nothing too difficult here. I just needed to work steadily through it. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal … Read more “Times Cryptic 27746”
Times Quick Cryptic 1680 by Trelawney
Solving time: 8 minutes. I found this one straightforward with only one word (22ac), or rather its required meaning, unknown to me. Edit: I missed that it’s a pangram, so thanks to zenpublisher for pointing … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1680 by Trelawney”
Times Cryptic 27740
I had problems with this one and needed to set it aside for a short time before returning to it with renewed energy. In the end I got through it without resorting to aids, but … Read more “Times Cryptic 27740”
Times Cryptic 27734
Solving time: 31 minutes. Some rather fine surfaces today. Not quite as easy as yesterday’s offering but for the most part this was pretty straightforward with one or two clues possibly escaped from the Quickie. … Read more “Times Cryptic 27734”
Times Quick Cryptic 1670 by Mara
A fairly straightforward 10 minute solve with rather more double meaning clues than usual – 6 in all. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1670 by Mara”
Times Cryptic 27728
I completed all but 14dn and 20ac in 26 minutes, but when I hadn’t solved them within my 30 minute target I decided to set the puzzle aside and return to it later. This tactic … Read more “Times Cryptic 27728”
Times Cryptic 27722
A substantial defeat for me on this one. I managed all but four answers in 25 minutes and then after much agonising over the remainder I noticed I had a wrong answer which I corrected … Read more “Times Cryptic 27722”
LJ intrusion
Today when viewing my QC blog I am seeing this between the end of the blog itself and the first comment. It’s very annoying. Is everyone else seeing it too? Interestingly I don’t see it … Read more “LJ intrusion”