Author: jackkt

Solving time: 48 minutes with one resort to aids. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in square ones]. I … Read more “Times Cryptic 27536”

Solving time: Off the scale, and as I start to write my blog I still have at least 4 clues unparsed so we shall see what develops along the way. Edit later: I got all … Read more “Times Cryptic 27530”

Solving time: 47 miniutes. It’s a pangram. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in square ones]. I usually omit … Read more “Times Cryptic 27524”

Solving time: 28 minutes. This was an easy puzzle but blogging it was much harder work. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27518”

Solving time: 52 minutes. There are some quite complicated constructions here but easy stuff too so that it was not difficult to get footholds around the grid and build from there. As usual definitions are underlined … Read more “Times Cryptic 27512”

My solving time was about an hour but there was nothing particularly difficult here. How did you all do? As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27506”