Author: jackkt

I needed 44 minutes to crack this one although I don’t think there was anything particularly difficult about it. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal … Read more “Times Cryptic 26996”

I solved all but 7dn in 45 minutes, stared blankly at the remaining clue for another 15 and then used aids to come up  with a word I never heard of and would never have … Read more “Times Cryptic 26990”

I solved this one in 22 minutes so I imagine some of the speed-merchants completed it before they started. I’ve nothing more to say at this stage so I’ll just cut to the proverbial chase. … Read more “Times Cryptic 26984”

I needed 38 minutes for this one but found it mostly straightforward. My biggest problems were spotting how 20 and 26ac worked having biffed both answers with a little help from the checkers in place at … Read more “Times Cryptic 26978”

I forgot to note my exact solving time but despite having one careless wrong answer I found this straightforward and completed it, I think, within 30 minutes. If the puzzle had been more of a … Read more “Times Cryptic 26972”

I needed 31 minutes for this one, so another puzzle at the easier end of the spectrum methinks. And only one unknown word or meaning which presented no problem at all. As usual definitions are … Read more “Times Cryptic 26966”