Solving time: 55 minutes. One or two tricky bits here and a couple of unknown words but all solvable one way or another. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are … Read more “Times Cryptic 27572”
Author: jackkt
Times Quick Cryptic 1536 by Oink (blog by Chris)
I’m just acting as postman on this one blogged by Chris: An eminently ‘do-able’ QC which should have been quicker but I got held up with the many anagrams. 9 minutes still means on the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1536 by Oink (blog by Chris)”
Times Quick Cryptic 1534 by Grumpy
I am posting this as an emergency blog. I needed 19 minutes having been stuck on 16dn and 22ac. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1534 by Grumpy”
Times Cryptic 27566
Solving time: 28 minutes. I found most of this quite straightforward. There were a couple of less than familar words in the Down answers but they were easily assembled from wordplay, and a plant at … Read more “Times Cryptic 27566”
Times Quick Cryptic 1530 by Izetti
Solving time: 7 minutes. Quite a gentle offering from Izetti today, I thought, although I was helped by the long answer at 1ac which was a write-in for me and got things off to a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1530 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic 27560
Much of this went in smoothly but I had some problems in the SW corner and became bogged down so that I finished way over my target half-hour. Also I discovered a careless error at 3dn … Read more “Times Cryptic 27560”
Times Cryptic 27554
Solving time: 54 minutes with major delays towards the end in the NE segment, but most of it had been completed within my half-hour target. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27554”
Times Quick Cryptic 1520 by Hurley
Solving time: 8 minutes. Nothing to frighten the horses here, I think, but we shall see how others fared. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1520 by Hurley”
Times Cryptic 27548
Solving time: 39 minutes. There’s nothing outstanding here but it’s workmanlike and enjoyable enough, and quite welcome as I begin to recover from the excesses of Christmas. I’ve resolved not to stay up late tonight … Read more “Times Cryptic 27548”
Times Cryptic 27542
Solving time: Forgot to record it. Merry Christmas one and all! As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in square … Read more “Times Cryptic 27542”