Author: jackkt

Solving time: 33 minutes with 2dn and 14ac being responsible for missing my half-hour target. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27608”

At 30 minutes I found this reasonably straightforward. How did you do? As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in … Read more “Times Cryptic 27602”

Solving time: 33 minutes, not helped by having BACKSTAB at 5ac for much of the solve. Otherwise there’s nothing particularly difficult here despite the odd MER or two as detailed below. As usual definitions are … Read more “Times Cryptic 27596”

Solving time: 39 minutes. Mostly straightforward, but I look forward to reading what others made of it. The definition at 2dn alone was worth the price of admission. As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times Cryptic 27590”

My solving time was off the scale although I found the right-hand side reasonably straightforward. I came a cropper on the left and technically this was a DNF as I ran out of stamina at10ac … Read more “Times Cryptic 27584”

Solving time: 37 minutes. I found this reasonably straightforward but some of the clues took a bit of untangling for the blog. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in … Read more “Times Cryptic 27578”