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”
Author: jackkt
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”
Times Quick Cryptic 144 by Izetti
Here’s the link to this puzzle at the Times if anyone needs it: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140925/276/ A very enjoyable puzzle by Izetti that delayed me for 18 minutes. There’s nothing obscure or out of the ordinary though … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 144 by Izetti”
Times Quick Cryptic 141 by Teazel – Take Cover!
I solved this in 9 minutes and I think it’s at the easy end of the spectrum. There’s a lot of warfare and general unrest going on here, what with hostility, war, a WW1 battle, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 141 by Teazel – Take Cover!”
Quick Cryptic 139 by Pedro
As at this moment (00:12 BST) the Times Quickie button is not working, so here’s a link to the puzzle:http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140918/271/ I solved most of this in 10 minutes but then took as long again to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 139 by Pedro”
Times 25893 – Memories of Stackton Tressel
I took 40 minutes to complete this very lively puzzle. I think 17ac may cause some trouble in some quarters but I got the reference straight away and I’m a fan of the act in … Read more “Times 25893 – Memories of Stackton Tressel”
Times Cryptic 25887
I’m covering for Tim who I believe is on holiday this week. This one delayed me for about 50 minutes after a very promising start but I ran into a few problems at the end … Read more “Times Cryptic 25887”
Times Quick Cryptic 131 by Izetti
This took me 22 minutes. I was very slow to get things flowing and spent ages dotting answers in around the grid. And then, having completed most of it, I had a mental block and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 131 by Izetti”