I fook a while to get properly going on this one. I bunged in 7ac immediatly but none of the adjoining answers sprang to mind so I had to find another foothold and lost time … Read more “Quick Cryptic 460 by Flamande”
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Quick Cryptic 458 by Teazel
Access is here, if not through the usual channels: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/puzzles/crossword/20151210/11393/ 10 minutes for this one. In a hurry, so here goes. Across 1 PAINFULLY – PA (dad), IN (at home), FULLY (completely). Def: with some … Read more “Quick Cryptic 458 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic 26276
45 minutes for this pangram with much time lost towards the end in the NE corner where progress was hampered by having OVERALL MAJORITY at 7dn. This seemed to parse reasonably well on my first … Read more “Times Cryptic 26276”
Quick Cryptic 453 by Hurley
I’m not sure if our esteemed Thursday blogger is available for duty today but if there’s no news by 1:30 I shall post an emergency blog. I have disabled comments on this thread for the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 453 by Hurley”
Quick Cryptic 450 by Tracy
I had to hop around the grid quite a lot whilst solving this one to keep up momentum as I needed checkers to jog my brain into action, however I completed the puzzle in 10 … Read more “Quick Cryptic 450 by Tracy”
Quick Cryptic 448 by Corelli
I’m not sure if our esteemed Thursday blogger is around to cover the puzzle today. He may be delayed at a hospital appointment. If nothing has appeared by 1:30 I shall put up an emergency … Read more “Quick Cryptic 448 by Corelli”
Times Cryptic 26264
I thought I was heading for a record time on this one as I solved so many clues at the first reading, but then I hit a wall with the long Down clues unsolved and … Read more “Times Cryptic 26264”
Times Cryptic 26263
28 minutes for this one. I blogged this as a last-minute stand-in so I haven’t written much, but please ask if further explanations are required. {deletions} [indicators] Across 1 CAPSICUM – CAP (beat), anagram [rocking] … Read more “Times Cryptic 26263”
Times Quick Cryptic 440 by Rongo
At 8 minutes I found this one quite straightforward with no unknown words or meanings. The wordplay didn’t seem very complicated either, but we shall see what others think… Definitions are underlined. Deletions are in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 440 by Rongo”
Quick Cryptic 438 by Hurley
It’s nearly 1PM and there’s no sign of the Quickie. If there’s no news of it by 1:30 I shall post an emergency blog. I have disabled comments so if it appears in the meantime … Read more “Quick Cryptic 438 by Hurley”