This pleasant offering from Tracy took me 11 minutes. I think it’s mostly straightforward but there are a couple of tricky items so I shall be interested to read others’ opinions. As usual definitions are … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1110 by Tracy”
Author: jackkt
Times Cryptic 27056
I’m having a run of bad luck on my blogging days at the moment and once again with this one my solving time was off the scale. Last week when I reported something similar I … Read more “Times Cryptic 27056”
Times Cryptic 27050
My solving time for this was off the scale …and then some! I thought more than once that I may have to give up the fight and resort to aids at least to get me … Read more “Times Cryptic 27050”
Times Quick Cryptic 1100 by Izetti – X Marks the Spot
My solving time today was 9 minutes. For this landmark puzzle, QC 1100, Izetti has given us a grid containing 10 Xs and with one of them checked that makes a total of 11 answers with X … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1100 by Izetti – X Marks the Spot”
Times Cryptic 27044
My solving time was off the scale yet again and I had a one letter error in an unknown answer. Quite a few unknowns for me today, amongst a number of very easy ones. As … Read more “Times Cryptic 27044”
Times Cryptic 27038
“This puzzle was presented as a British cryptic challenge to contestants at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in March. The fastest solving time was 12 minutes”. I don’t think we’ve ever had an individual solving time … Read more “Times Cryptic 27038”
Times Quick Cryptic 1090 by Flamande
Once again we celebrate a ton-up as Flamande reaches his 100th QC today, so congratulations and thanks to him for this fine puzzle. I think only one other of the original setters is due to achieve … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1090 by Flamande”
Times Cryptic 27032
Continuing the run of quite tricky puzzles this one took me 58 minutes. I found it satisfying and was pleased there were no unknown words or references so that I was able to complete the … Read more “Times Cryptic 27032”
Times Cryptic 27026
I’ve no solving time to offer for this one but it was somewhere off the scale, though not as far off it as yesterday’s. All the clues seem fair enough in retrospect with only two … Read more “Times Cryptic 27026”
Times Quick Cryptic 1080 by Teazel
I needed 17 minutes to complete this, held up by a few things bordering on the obscure. On edit, perhaps I should have said ‘bordering on the obscure even in the main puzzle, but definitely … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1080 by Teazel”