Quite a gentle Jumbo I thought with little to frighten the horses.
Author: Johninterred
Times Quick Cryptic No 2594 by Felix
Yippee! I’ve another Felix Quick Cryptic to blog. From experience I was expecting a bit of fun, and today’s was no exception. There is also something hidden in the grid. Can you spot it? Thank-you Felix.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
Monthly Club Special No 270 – Jan 2024
A typically devilish Monthly Club Special that kept me scratching my head for over an hour and a half. Great stuff, as always. Thank-you clever setter.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2582 by Felix
A typically tricky Quick Cryptic from Felix today, but lots of fun. I suspect others may find it tricky too but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Thank-you Felix.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1652 – 1st January 2024
I thought this Jumbo a little harder than usual, with the left-hand side harder than the right.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2570 by Jalna
A fairly gentle Quick Cryptic from Jalna today, I think, with some lovely smooth surfaces.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “We’re happy…”, here.
Monthly Club Special No 20279 – December 2023
Happy New Year to one and all! Blimey. This was a toughy, but none the less enjoyable for that with plenty of PDMs when I finally cracked the intricate wordplay and peculiar vocabulary. Thank-you clever setter.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2559 by Orpheus
Welcome to the last Quick Cryptic of 2023. It uses the horrid portcullis grid, but the puzzle is, I think, quite gentle. Thank-you Orpheus.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
St John Daly Christmas Political Crossword
For the past few years I’ve helped our TfTT contributor St John Daly (aka astonvilla1) with test solving, editing and publishing his annual political crossword for the site politicalbetting.com (which he has been producing since 2006). I thought people here might enjoy it too. You can find the crossword here
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1647
I thought this a none-too-tricky Jumbo Cryptic, despite the smattering of words I didn’t know and some rather old-fashioned or foreign girl’s names.