Hello again. This crossword I thought was about average, so easier than some we’ve had recently, and a very pleasant outing.
Author: JerryW
I love The Times crosswords..
Times Cryptic 29397 – A doable one!
Hello again. This crossword I thought was about average difficulty, or in other words significantly easier than most of the recent ones
Times Cryptic 29385 – Are you in the Final?
This crossword I thought was a little harder than average, with some excellent clues, and a couple I have had significant trouble parsing…
Times Cryptic 29373 – Could Have Been a Contender?
This crossword I think is the third of the preliminary qualifiers at the Championships earlier this month. I found it harder than the second one, but easier than the first.
Times Cryptic 29361
An interesting crossword with some fairly advanced vocabulary
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1753 – 27 September 2025 – Another Swansong?
A bit of a curate’s egg this one, with some good clues and some not so good.
Times Cryptic 29349 – back in the swing of things
Hello again. This crossword I thought was likeable and not too hard. I particularly liked 22ac, informant of mine, and the cat up a tree at 17dn.
Times Cryptic 29337 – A New Dawn
I am standing in for Piquet today and will be blogging every other Wednesday for a while. Fortunately, a fairly benign offering to start things off with..
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1748 – 25 August 2025
Hello again. I liked this one. Not too easy, not too hard, with some very neat clues and generally good surfaces. The sort of crossword where if you think a clue is wrong, it is … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1748 – 25 August 2025”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1743 – 26 July 2025
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was a little harder than average. It has some neat clues, no serious queries, and some shockingly bad surface readings.