I completed all but 27ac, 28ac and 26dn in 25 minutes but then took nearly as long again to crack the remainder. And after that I didn’t really know what the problem had been apart … Read more “Times Cryptic 26252”
Author: jackkt
Quick Cryptic 430 by Juno – One for the uccelli
This is only Juno’s third puzzle so far and she (?) last appeared a year ago last week. I think most will find this fairly straightforward as long as they have a working knowledge of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 430 by Juno – One for the uccelli”
Quick Cryptic 428 by Flamande
8 minutes for this one which was the easiest for some days, I thought. I am doing an emergency blog for Macavity so no clues today and comments are minimal. If further help is required … Read more “Quick Cryptic 428 by Flamande”
Times Cryptic 26240
A somewhat strange puzzle that took me the best part of 45 minutes to solve as there were a number of words or meanings unknown to me and I have detailed these below. On the … Read more “Times Cryptic 26240”
Quick Cryptic 420 by Hurley
16 minutes for this one. I had some problems getting started and must have read more than half-a-dozen clues before an answer jumped out at me. I can’t recall now which was my first one … Read more “Quick Cryptic 420 by Hurley”
Times 26228
My solving time was off the scale for this one, and the current small number of completed entries and times taken by regulars on the club site suggest that others are finding it difficult too. … Read more “Times 26228”
Quick Cryptic 410 by Tracy
I got off to a quick start but the answers didn’t flow too well around the grid and I ground to halt after about 10 minutes with most completed but very little written in the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 410 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic 26216
I got off to quite a slow start which was discouraging on a blogging day and I thought for a while I might be in trouble, but with perseverance it gradually came together and I … Read more “Times Cryptic 26216”
Quick Cryptic 403 by Teazel
[Posted at 12:53 – I’m not sure if our blogger is around today and it’s nearly 1:00pm, so if there’s no word by 1:30 I shall post an emergency version. I’ve disabled comments so that … Read more “Quick Cryptic 403 by Teazel”
Quick Cryptic Milestone
Now that we have reached the grand total of 400 puzzles it occurred to me that this might be a suitable time to evaluate the success (or otherwise, but hopefully not) of the Times Quick … Read more “Quick Cryptic Milestone”