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”
Author: jackkt
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”
Times Cryptic 27794
35 minutes. My time would have been quicker but I struggled with an anagram leading to an unknown word and with the parsing of a couple of other clues. As usual definitions are underlined in … Read more “Times Cryptic 27794”
Times Quick Cryptic 1720 by Tracy
Solving time: 10 minutes. There were no major delays along the way for me here, but I shall be interested to read how others got on. My attention was drawn yesterday morning (by a contributor … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1720 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic 27788 – Double speak
My solving time was 50 minutes with at least the last 15 of them spent on 15ac, 16dn and the second word at 18ac. There are rather a lot of double defintions today As usual … Read more “Times Cryptic 27788 – Double speak”
Times Cryptic 27782
My solving time was off the scale but somewhere in the region of 80 minutes as I lacked some of the required GK. I expect our aspiring champions will have sailed through it but I … Read more “Times Cryptic 27782”
Times Quick Cryptic 1710 by Jalna
My solving time was 15 minutes for all but 7dn but I needed another 8 minutes to come up with the missing answer. I discovered later that my problem was a wrong checker supplied by … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1710 by Jalna”
Times Cryptic 27776
Solving time: 52 minutes. Not overly difficult but there was quite a lot to think about here, for me at least. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly … Read more “Times Cryptic 27776”