Author: jackkt

I needed 27 minutes for this,  so for once on my blogging day I am within my target half-hour. I have perhaps a little more than usual to say about some of the clues, so … Read more “Times Cryptic 26960”

I found this quite tricky and needed 10 minutes over the hour to complete it. No doubt that 10 minutes will have been enough for some to solve the whole puzzle, but as I never … Read more “Times Cryptic 26954”

33 minutes for this one with no major problems along the way. Having three cryptic definitions in the Down clues is a little unusual. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions are in … Read more “Times Cryptic 26948”

Solving time: 51 minutes held up by miswriting MAIOW at 11ac whilst knowing perfectly well how it should be spelt. Another very enjoyable offering with quite a lot of  chewy stuff and tricky wordplay to … Read more “Times Cryptic 26942”

Solving time: 40 minutes for all but the unknown 8dn and 20dn. This had an old-fashioned feel to it with several somewhat obscure words or references. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions … Read more “Times Cryptic 26936”

A fairly straightforward puzzle today which delayed me only 3 minutes over my target half-an-hour. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators … Read more “Times Cryptic 26930”

At 28 minutes I found this quite an easy puzzle but there are one or two references that may prove troublesome for those who don’t happen to know them. Fortunately for me, for once I … Read more “Times Cryptic 26924”