This one gave me quite a lot of trouble though it was enjoyable enough and took almost exactly an hour. There’s a mixture of quite complicated wordplay and very basic stuff which I found a … Read more “Times Cryptic 26168”
Author: jackkt
Quick Cryptic 360 by Izetti
This is the first of Izetti’s puzzles to fall on my watch for nearly a year and I found it quite tricky to get started on, but once I had struggled to put in a … Read more “Quick Cryptic 360 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 358 by Tracy
As there’s no sign of today’s blog and it’s getting late, I am preparing an emergency version and will post it at 3:00 PM unless it has appeared by then or I’ve heard from the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 358 by Tracy”
Times Cryptic – 26156
Firstly, thanks to Verlaine for covering for me a couple of weeks ago when I was indisposed. After a rather slow start I made very good progress on this one and thought I might get … Read more “Times Cryptic – 26156”
Quick Cryptic 353 by Joker
I’m standing in at the last minute for Macavity so I’m afraid we’re missing the full clues today, but I have included all the definitions and words relevant to wordplay so I hope everything is … Read more “Quick Cryptic 353 by Joker”
Times Quick Cryptic 350 by Teazel
16 minutes. I’m not on best solving form at the moment and this one gave me some trouble not helped that it took me so long to solve 1ac where I was convinced the answer … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 350 by Teazel”
Times Quick Cryptic 340 by Joker
It’s only three puzzles since we last heard from Joker! I forgot to note my starting time but I don’t think this delayed me longer than 10 minutes. I’m working under adverse conditions at the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 340 by Joker”
Times Cryptic – 26132
There were a lot of very easy clues here so it was quite late in the proceedings that I realised I would have difficulty finishing off because I simply didn’t know the term at 6dn … Read more “Times Cryptic – 26132”
Times Quick Cryptic 330 by Pedro
This one took me 9 minutes but didn’t flow too well at first so I had to keep hopping around the grid to find answers that came more readily to mind so as not to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 330 by Pedro”
Quick Cryptic 328 by Orpheus
This one took me 12 minutes. I’m standing in at the very last minute for macavity who has been summoned for a hospital scan and I wish him all the best. I’m sorry that time … Read more “Quick Cryptic 328 by Orpheus”