A lovely entertaining Quick Cryptic from Joker today. COD to the clever 1A. Thank-you Joker! How did you all like it?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
Minor Enhancements August 2023
A short note about recent changes to our site. [Updated].
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1627 – 29th July
Now here’s something. A first Jumbo Quick Cryptic? It doesn’t say that in the title, but it is by far the easiest Jumbo Cryptic I can remember.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2459 by Orpheus
Another classic Quick Cryptic from Orpheus today. Just the right level of difficulty, I think, judging by my time. COD to the clever 6D, but I rather liked 12A and 19D too. Thank-you Orpheus!
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
Times Crossword Championship 2023
As announced by Mick Hodgkin on the Crossword Club site today…
“After a four-year gap, I am delighted to announce that the Times Crossword Championship is back. The 2023 Championship will be held on Saturday October 21st at Times HQ, the News Building, right by London Bridge station. We are returning to an in-person event, largely following the format of the 2019 contest – two qualifying sessions, a semifinal session for the highest finishers in each qualifier, and a grand final in which the top three semifinalists tackle one puzzle.”
Read the full post for more details.
Monthly Club Special No 20274 – July 2023
It’s that time of the month again – the usual entertaining dive into remote corners of the dictionary and inventive wordplay that is the magic of the Monthly Club Special.
Times Quick Cryptic 2449 by Mara
Quite a gentle one for a Friday from Mara today, if my time is anything to go by…. but I know from experience that ain’t necessarily so for everyone.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “On Your Head Be It”, here.
Times Quick Cryptic No 2439 by Felix
Today we have a Quick Cryptic from Felix to entertain us. Thank-you Felix! How did you all get on?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1622 – 24th June
This entertaining Jumbo is the work of our Crossword Editor, Richard Rogan. If he hadn’t told me it was his I think I might have guessed from the characteristic style. A little trickier than your usual Jumbo, it took me, I think, about an hour. With an abundance of wry definitions and clever wordplay, I had plenty of approving ticks on my paper copy.
Monthly Club Special No 20273 – Jun 2023
It’s the best crossword of the month again – the Monthly Club Special. Very tricky – it took me nearly 2 hours, but I had lots of fun along the way