As usual on a Monday the button’s not working, so here’s the url of today’s Quickie: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140616/178/ Tracy’s two most recent puzzles were very easy but this one has a little more depth to it … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 71 by Tracy”
Author: jackkt
Times 25812
45 minutes for this reasonably straightforward offering. There are a few mathematical/geometrical references but nothing too arty-farty nor even any cricket as far as I can see, which is certainly a rarity. Whilst solving I … Read more “Times 25812”
Quick Cryptic No. 61 by Teazel
As usual on a Monday the link on the Times button goes to the wrong puzzle so here’s the way in: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140602/168/ Teazel set a couple of hard puzzles during the first month of Quickies … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 61 by Teazel”
Times 25800
My solving time was off the scale so I’m not planning to reveal it as I suspect it was heavily influenced by blogger’s nerves. Having said that, I note that two of the top five … Read more “Times 25800”
Quick Cryptic 51 by Grumpy
Yet again the Quickie button at the Times has failed and the ‘backdoor’ route is out of sequence so here’s the link if you need it: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140519/158/ It’s hard to judge how others will fare … Read more “Quick Cryptic 51 by Grumpy”
Sunday Times 4589 by Jeff Pearce
This is my first Sunday Times blog standing in for Dave, and as I have had a week to prepare it I have experimented with including clues which I hope will be helpful to those … Read more “Sunday Times 4589 by Jeff Pearce”
Times Cryptic 25788 – Complete this well-known phrase or saying…
I got off to a pretty good start but ran out of steam about half way through and had problems getting going again particularly in the SW quarter. I completed the grid eventually in 53 … Read more “Times Cryptic 25788 – Complete this well-known phrase or saying…”
Times Cryptic 25782 – Well I’ll be darned…
I wasn’t expecting to be blogging tonight but Andy tells me that the sub who was to cover for Dave P is incommunicado at the moment so you’re stuck with me I’m afraid. I must … Read more “Times Cryptic 25782 – Well I’ll be darned…”
Times Quickie 41 set by Hurley
As usual on a Monday the puzzle on the Times button is a week out of date so here’s the link to today’s for those unable to find it by other means: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140505/147/ . Regulars … Read more “Times Quickie 41 set by Hurley”
Times 25776 – Blogged Out
This was a classic puzzle of two halves for me. The bottom half and the two long Down answers went in smoothly and tidily but then I ground to a halt and had real problems … Read more “Times 25776 – Blogged Out”