Author: jackkt

My solving time was off the scale and I used aids for the unknown 21dn. Perhaps the setter decided to set a stinker to mark the 27500th puzzle, or maybe it was just me? As usual definitions … Read more “Times Cryptic 27500”

I found some of this quite tricky as there were a few words and bits of GK that I didn’t know. But it was every enjoyable and held my interest so that I never felt … Read more “Times Cryptic 27494”

I’ve no solving time to offer for this one as I was distracted and forgot to note how long I was away from it. There were a couple of answers unknown to me and an unknown … Read more “Times Cryptic 27488”

Solving time: 38 minutes. There were a couple of unfamiliar words here but the answers came easily enough from wordplay, which is as things should be so I have no complaints. Much more enjoyabe than yesterday’s strange … Read more “Times Cryptic 27482”

I completed this in 39 minutes which is good going for me at the moment. There are some very good clues and I especially liked  20ac and 25ac although the latter will probably cause consternation … Read more “Times Cryptic 27476”

Solving time: 30 minutes for all but 10ac as explained in the blog. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators … Read more “Times Cryptic 27470”

My solving time was 43 minutes but it was a technical DNF as I gave up on 3dn and resorted to aids. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in … Read more “Times Cryptic 27464”