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”
Author: jackkt
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”
Times Cryptic 26252
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”
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”