Author: jackkt

Solving time: 45 minutes. Not easy and I was delayed by a couple of unknowns, but it’s all perfectly fair. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} … Read more “Times Cryptic 27662”

Solving time: 40 minutes. Not overly difficult but I was slowed down by two unknown plants and the Australian bird. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} … Read more “Times Cryptic 27656”

You’ve probably already heard enough from me as blogger this week but I was scheduled to do this one, so here it is… Solving time: 54 minutes over two sessions because as so often these … Read more “Times Cryptic 27650”

I’m standing in last minute for Ulaca who is feeling under the weather at the moment and I’m sure we all wish him a speedy recovery. My solving time for this was 24 minutes but … Read more “Times Cryptic 27649”

Solving time: 35 minutes. A much clearer run than yesterday with no unknown words or meanings, nor any other problems. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} … Read more “Times Cryptic 27644”

This was a technical DNF for me. I solved all but two clues in 35 minutes but after a further 10 minutes of getting nowhere I used aids to find one of the missing answers … Read more “Times Cryptic 27638”

Solving time: 33 minutes. Fairly straightforward, and the few bits I didn’t know were solver-friendly. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27632”