I needed 16 minutes for this one, prevented from achieving my 10-minute target by delays in SE corner where the answers at 17ac, 20ac and LOI 15dn did not immediately spring to mind. I shall … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1240 by Rongo”
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Times Cryptic 27212
I found this very hard and after nearly an hour had completed only about a third of it so I took a short break. On returning I fared much better and knocked off most of … Read more “Times Cryptic 27212”
Times Cryptic 27206
Solving time: 55 minutes, very nearly beaten by 1ac and 2dn but just managed to hold on until the answers came. We have a couple of complicated ‘Russian doll’ or nested constructions today in the … Read more “Times Cryptic 27206”
Times Quick Cryptic 1230 by Mara
Solving time: 9 minutes. Much of this is straightforward and hopefully the easier answers will provide enough checkers to help newercomers with the more difficult clues. There are 9 anagrams or partial anagrams. As usual … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1230 by Mara”
Times Cryptic 27200
I completed the grid in 61 minutes but this was a technical DNF as I used aids to unscramble the intersecting anagrams at 14dn and 18ac, both of which answers were unknown to me, or long-forgotten. As … Read more “Times Cryptic 27200”
Times Cryptic 27194
This was a slow but steady solve and took me 62 minutes in all with only one answer unknown and no queries of any significance. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and … Read more “Times Cryptic 27194”
Times Quick Cryptic 1220 by Tracy
My solving time was 6 minutes. I almost hesitate to suggest that I think most solvers will find this accessible and there may be few, if any, complaints about its level of difficulty. As usual … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1220 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic 27188
My solving time was off the scale and it was well past an hour when I got to my final two missing answers at 16dn and 24dn. By that stage I had completely run out … Read more “Times Cryptic 27188”
Times Cryptic 27182
After yesterday’s really easy puzzle (solved by me in 17 minutes!) we have another one today which delayed me only 25 minutes, and 5 of those can probably be accounted for by my being on … Read more “Times Cryptic 27182”
Times Quick Cryptic 1210 by Breadman
My solving time was 13 minutes with delays in the lower RH corner over 20, 22ac and 22dn. Prior to that it had all been going rather well and I had been well on target to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1210 by Breadman”