Author: jackkt

Solving time: 35 minutes. Mostly straightforward. There was one clue that presented some problems in the parsing but the explanation suddenly revealed itself to me whilst I was writing the blog. Another clue is one … Read more “Times Cryptic 27152”

I needed 40 minutes for all but two clues and then after a further 10 minutes I was getting nowehere so I threw in the towel and resorted to aids. Sometimes you just know that … Read more “Times Cryptic 27146”

My solving time was just over an hour but this was yet again a technical DNF and I seem to be missing one answer in far too many puzzles at the moment. An easy run … Read more “Times Cryptic 27140”

Solving time: 38 minutes and the second consecutive puzzle very much at the easier end of the spectrum*. I wondered if the setter was hungry when he compiled it as there seem to be a lot of … Read more “Times Cryptic 27134 – Food, Glorious Food!”

Solving time: 26 minutes. Straightforward. A typical first-working day-of-the-week Times puzzle. Enjoyable but with no particularly outstanding features. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, … Read more “Times Cryptic 27128”

Solving time: 44 minutes with one error at 5dn. Not easy with some slightly unusual words. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal … Read more “Times Cryptic 27122”