Author: jackkt

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”

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”