Author: jackkt

There were one or two unusual words or meanings but on the whole the wordplay was very precise (if somewhat convoluted in a few cases) and given sufficient time everything was gettable one way or … Read more “Times Cryptic 26384”

I solved this in 43 minutes but by contrast with the easy time I had of things last week, I found this was one of the most awkward blogs to write that I can remember. … Read more “Times Cryptic 26378”

I finished this in only a minute under the hour but I really don’t know why it took so long, as when it came to blogging  I found it one of the most straightforward that … Read more “Times Cryptic 26372”

This one took me 50 minutes parsing everything as I went as I try to do when I’m on blogging duty. I was delayed in a few places considering definitions that didn’t immediately ring true … Read more “Times Cryptic 26366”

This one took me exactly 30 minutes and I found it very enjoyable and quite inventive in places. A couple of words may not be familiar to all but the wordplay is clear enough in … Read more “Times Cryptic 26360”

I found this one quite hard in places and spent an hour on it by which time I had been stuck on the final two answers long enough to be bored with them so I … Read more “Times Cryptic 26354”