After yesterday’s ordeal my heart sank when I printed the grid and realised it contains no 3- or 4-letter words, as these are usually my way into any puzzle if available. However the setter has … Read more “Times Cryptic 25953”
Author: jackkt
Quick Cryptic 181 by Teazel
This one took me 15 minutes, and wasn’t the easiest of puzzles. There are a few local geographical references which may cause some difficulty overseas and perhaps a couple of slightly obscure meanings, but nothing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 181 by Teazel”
Times 25941
I thought I was going to romp home in good time on this one but as my target 30 minutes approached I was still stuck on a couple of unknowns in the lower half and … Read more “Times 25941”
Quick Cryptic 171 by Joker
After several weeks without incident the id code for today’s Quickie is out of sequence so I am posting the url here in case solvers are having problems finding it: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20141103/307/ This one took me … Read more “Quick Cryptic 171 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 25929
This was something of a repeat of my Monday experience in that I solved one half of the puzzle quite easily (this time the LH side) but the other half proved more difficult, especially the … Read more “Times Cryptic 25929”
Quick Cryptic 161 by Mara
In case of problems accessing the puzzle it can be found here: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20141020/293/ Either we have a new setter name or there is a typo in today’s heading. We’ve had many a puzzle by Mara … Read more “Quick Cryptic 161 by Mara”
Times 25917
36 minutes with the crossing pair 5dn and 15ac accounting for my missing my 30 minute target. I found this a lively and interesting puzzle but not too difficult. Deletions are in curly brackets. Across … Read more “Times 25917”
Quick Cryptic 151 by Joker
12 minutes for this mostly excellent puzzle which is not all easy by any standards. I noticed quite a few adverse comments about the difficulty of some puzzles last week – Friday’s in particular – … Read more “Quick Cryptic 151 by Joker”
Quick Cryptic 149 by Mara
[Not sure what’s happening about the Quickie today but I’m trying to find out if emergency cover is needed. I have a blog prepared and ready should the need arise.] Okay, I’ve not been able … Read more “Quick Cryptic 149 by Mara”
Times 25905
Much of this was very straightforward and I had hopes of completing it within my target 30 minutes, but I missed this by some way because of two unknown words which might have been easier … Read more “Times 25905”