Welcome again, for my 3rd Quick Cryptic blog in a row, to our old friend Izetti. I expect that many, seeing the dreaded portcullis grid and Izetti’s name at the top thought this might be quite a struggle. But that wasn’t my experience. Thank-you Izetti. How did you all get on?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “It’s Raining” (and news of a London get together in June) here.
This, the second of our two holiday weekend Jumbos, was, I think, even easier than Saturday’s. Little to frighten the horses, although there is some tricky general knowledge and one word spelt oddly. An enjoyable solve. Thank-you setter.
Today we are treated, once again, to a Friday Quick Crypric from Izetti. Being fortunate enough to know all the required general knowledge, I managed to sail through this in very nearly a clean sweep. Thank-you Izetti. 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 (and news of a London get together in June) here.
It’s the Monthly Club Special again and another great challenge of exotic and interesting words and entertaining wordplay.
This was, I think, the trickiest, but also most fun, Jumbo for quite a while. Lots of witty, deceptive and whimsical definitions and wordplay made for an entertaining tussle.
A fine Quick Cryptic from Izetti today, if a little tricky in parts. 7D, 11A and 21A in particular held me up, taking my up to 6:54. But lots of great clues, my favourite being 1A. Thank-you Izetti! How did you all get on?
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword (and news of a London get together in June) here.
Well that was a bit tricky in places, but a great QC from Pedro today. Some super clues including a reverse cryptic and a diverse set geographical references, including one of my favourite towns in Suffolk.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “A New Season Begins”, (and news of a London get together in June) here.
Yet another cracking puzzle of delightfully unlikely looking words and clever wordplay.
Today we have another Quick Cryptic from Felix. I enjoyed it a lot – some great clues, with 19A, 3D and 16D all getting an approving tick on my copy. LOI was 21A and I finished in a just-over-average time for me of 5:47.
Being a Felix Crossword, we again have a Nina to spot. Can you see it? You will need to look at the whole grid…
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword (and news of a London get together in June) here
Oh dear. Maybe I got out of bed the wrong way the day I solved this, but I found this rather less to my taste than usual for a Jumbo Cryptic. “Too easy”, it says at the top of my copy, and I’m afraid I found it, on the whole, rather a processional solve
