I felt I did quite well to finish this in 31 minutes as there were several unknown words or meanings along the way, but somehow it all came together reasonably easily. As usual definitions are … Read more “Times Cryptic 27770”
Author: jackkt
Times Quick Cryptic 1700 by Hurley
Solving time: 10 minutes. Mostly straightforward although I was missing the GK required for arriving at 16ac other than via wordplay. 18dn is probably unknown to some, but I had met it in a previous … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1700 by Hurley”
Times Cryptic 27764
Solving time: 53 minutes. My timing confirms that I didn’t find this so easy. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other … Read more “Times Cryptic 27764”
Times 27758
Times 27758 Solving time: 55 minutes. I made rather heavy weather of this one as there were a few words or meanings unknown to me, but there’s a lot of easy stuff too As usual … Read more “Times 27758”
Times Quick Cryptic 1690 by Orpheus
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”
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”