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Quick Cryptic 383 by Orpheus

jackkt27th August 2015 at 11:02 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Right, it’s now 11:00 and nothing has appeared so here’s the blog. This one took me 9 minutes so I scored it as the easiest for a while – since Joker’s contribution last Thursday. As … Read more “Quick Cryptic 383 by Orpheus”

Quick Cryptic 380 by Hurley

jackkt24th August 2015 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

I solved all but two clues in 8 minutes but it occurred to me that some of the answers are not easy if one doesn’t have all the necessary general knowledge. Eventually I ground to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 380 by Hurley”

Times Cryptic 26180

jackkt18th August 2015 at 1:51 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

At 32 minutes this was my best time for a while and is mostly pretty straightforward stuff. I’d have achieved my target of half-an-hour if I’d not written THE as the middle word at 2dn … Read more “Times Cryptic 26180”

Quick Cryptic 370 by Flamande

jackkt10th August 2015 at 6:29 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Level of Difficulty – moderate. I would have finished within my 10 minute target but for 1dn which nearly did for me. As it was I crept home in just under 12 minutes. I don’t … Read more “Quick Cryptic 370 by Flamande”

Times Cryptic 26168

jackkt4th August 2015 at 2:21 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

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”

Quick Cryptic 360 by Izetti

jackkt27th July 2015 at 2:57 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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

jackkt23rd July 2015 at 2:42 PM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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

jackkt21st July 2015 at 2:15 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

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

jackkt16th July 2015 at 9:58 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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

jackkt13th July 2015 at 4:11 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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”