My solving time was already going to be off the scale so by the time I got to the last answer, a mathematician I had obviously never heard of, I’d lost the will to continue … Read more “Times Cryptic 27176”
Author: jackkt
Times Cryptic 27170
68 minutes but with one error that I would probably have avoided if I’d remembered to return to it as planned before stopping the clock. A little easier than yesterday’s puzzle for me but that was … Read more “Times Cryptic 27170”
Times Quick Cryptic 1200 by Mara
My solving time for this was 8 minutes so I’d say it’s on the easier side of the balance. Very enjoyable, but unless I’ve missed it there’s nothing special here to mark the publication of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1200 by Mara”
Times Cryptic 27164
Not the easiest of puzzles and on a par with yesterday’s rather tricky offering in my opinion as both took me in the region of 50 minutes. Also like yesterday, there were one or two words … Read more “Times Cryptic 27164”
Times Cryptic 27158
I needed 37 minutes to solve all but one clue (8dn) which I eventually gave up on and resorted to aids. I’m afraid when most of a puzzle falls quite easily and I am left … Read more “Times Cryptic 27158”
Times Quick Cryptic 1190 by Flamande
I needed all of my 10-minute target to complete this but I hope the puzzle will be received as an easier example that many of our newer contributors have been waiting for following a run of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1190 by Flamande”
Times Cryptic 27152
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”
Times Cryptic 27146
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”
Times Quick Cryptic 1180 by Tracy
This should have been straightforward for me but at 8 minutes with one answer in the SE corner outstanding I lost the plot and needed a further 6 minutes to come up with the correct solution. My … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1180 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic 27140
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”