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Times 26660

jackkt28th February 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

This took me 25 minutes so I have achieved my target half-hour at both opportunities so far this week. We have some brand names today, that of a magazine at 9ac and a well-known high-street … Read more “Times 26660”

Times Quick Cryptic 774 by Teazel

jackkt24th February 2017 at 12:10 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Following Rob’s departure from his alternate Friday slot I am covering for one week until Galspray takes on all Friday QCs on his return from Japan. We have a rather unusual grid today in which … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 774 by Teazel”

Times Number 26654

jackkt21st February 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

This one took me over an hour having got myself completely stuck on 20d and 29ac As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other … Read more “Times Number 26654”

Times Quick Cryptic 770 by Tracy

jackkt20th February 2017 at 12:10 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

I just came in under the wire with a few seconds to spare to meet my 10 minute target. The final 2 minutes had been spent on 16dn – more on that later – and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 770 by Tracy”

Times 26648

jackkt14th February 2017 at 12:10 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I’ve no proper time to offer for this because after a very good start I lost concentration, became bogged down and nodded off. On resumption it came together easily enough but from start to finish, … Read more “Times 26648”

Times Cryptic 26642

jackkt7th February 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I took 26 minutes to get within three letters of completing the grid but then fell at the final hurdle when my poor recollection of Roman statesmen let me down at 11ac. With X, Y … Read more “Times Cryptic 26642”

Times Quick Cryptic 760 by Mara

jackkt6th February 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

At 15 minutes I found this one really tricky, taking what seemed like ages to get started and then having a complete blind spot when it came to my last one in at 3dn. I’m … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 760 by Mara”

Times Cryptic 26636

jackkt31st January 2017 at 12:10 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I completed this in 33 minutes so it would rank among the easier puzzles of recent days but for the fact that I had one careless error. There are a couple of words or meanings … Read more “Times Cryptic 26636”

Times Cryptic 26630

jackkt24th January 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

This took me 25 minutes and was very easy apart from an unknown word for a cat at 25ac and a verbal meaning of a noun at 15dn that I have never come across before. … Read more “Times Cryptic 26630”

Times Quick Cryptic 750 by Orpheus

jackkt23rd January 2017 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Quite remarkably for me I solved this in 5 minutes – my fastest time achieved only once before, 440 puzzles ago, back in May 2015. I’ve always promised myself that if I find I am … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 750 by Orpheus”