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Quick Cryptic 410 by Tracy

jackkt5th October 2015 at 1:35 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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

jackkt29th September 2015 at 1:59 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

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

jackkt24th September 2015 at 12:53 PM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

[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

jackkt21st September 2015 at 2:00 PM10 September 2025Announcement

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”

Quick Cryptic 400 by Bart

jackkt21st September 2015 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

This being Quick Cryptic number 400 and with a new setter on duty I thought we might be in for a theme or a Nina to mark the occasion, but it appears to be just … Read more “Quick Cryptic 400 by Bart”

Times 26204

jackkt15th September 2015 at 12:02 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I started quite well but hit some snags along the way and needed to jump around the grid quite a lot to try and maintain momentum. There were a couple of unknowns that added to … Read more “Times 26204”

Quick Cryptic 393 by Hurley

jackkt10th September 2015 at 1:18 PM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

[Posted at 11:55: As noon approaches I’m not sure if today’s Quickie is covered. If there’s no news of it by 1:00 I shall post an emergency blog] Posted at 13:18 9 minutes for this … Read more “Quick Cryptic 393 by Hurley”

Times 26198

jackkt8th September 2015 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

This one took me 35 minutes so I’ve got off quite lightly in my swap with Tim who’s on holiday today. As usual I’ve put deletions in curly brackets and added a few indicators in … Read more “Times 26198”

Quick Cryptic 390 by Flamande

jackkt7th September 2015 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

8 minutes for this one, helped by the fact that the most unusual answer (at 10dn – and it was a long one) came up very recently in a 15×15 so it was fresh in … Read more “Quick Cryptic 390 by Flamande”

QUICK CRYPTIC 388 by PEDRO

jackkt3rd September 2015 at 1:33 PM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

[Posted at 11:50: As noon approaches I’m not sure if today’s Quickie is covered. If there’s no news of it by 1:00 I shall post an emergency blog]. Posted at 13:33: 10 minutes for this … Read more “QUICK CRYPTIC 388 by PEDRO”