This was fun. A rare appearance, only his third as far as I can see, for today’s setter Rodney. Lots of smooth surfaces and witty clues. I was held up only by the SW corner … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2009 by Rodney”
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Times Quick Cryptic No 1999 by Joker
A neat and pleasant Quick Cryptic from Joker today to finish the week’s Times series. Some gentle clueing, I think, helped me complete this in my fastest time for a while. I liked the building … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1999 by Joker”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1522 – 16th October
I found this an entertaining Jumbo of about average diffculty; (almost) nothing to frighten the horses and a number of clues that had me smiling. I was finished all bar 1 in about 37 minutes, … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1522 – 16th October”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1989 by Izetti
A crossword from our old cruciverbal adversary Izetti today to end this week’s series of Times Quick Cryptics. I enjoyed this a lot, particularly 22A and the smattering of cleverly vague definitions that made them … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1989 by Izetti”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1979 by Mara
A great Quick Cryptic from Mara today to end the week if you are a fan of anagrams. Blimey! No less than 10 of them (if I can count that far correctly)! Nothing obscure or … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1979 by Mara”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1517 – 11th September
I think this excellent Jumbo crossword is a great demonstration that a crossword doesn’t have to be full of trickery to be fun and satisfying. I was all but finished in under 30 minutes but … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1517 – 11th September”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1969 by Breadman
A gentle end to the week compared to the last couple of days (and my last couple of Fridays) with this Quick Cryptic from Breadman. It is a curious grid with no answers more than … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1969 by Breadman”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1959 by Izetti
Another Izetti Quick Cryptic for me to blog today. It took me just over 7 minutes, so, as with my last QC blogging duty 2 weeks ago, it is somewhat on the harder side of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1959 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1512 – 14th August
An interesting Jumbo with several unknowns for me and some chewyiness in places… which I enjoy in a Jumbo. I was slow getting started and never really on the wavelength. In all I thought it … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1512 – 14th August”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1949 by Izetti
A rather tricky but perfectly fair challenge for us for the end of the week from Don with the usual neat and precise clues and some nice pieces of misdirection. I found it at the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1949 by Izetti”