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”
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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”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1939 by Felix
Well if this excellent quick crossword from Felix made you toil and trouble, the setter will have achieved his objective. Lots of lovely deceptively hidden definitions, and neat wordplay and surfaces. I particularly enjoyed 10A, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1939 by Felix”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1929 by Teazel
I enjoyed today’s Quick Cryptic from Teazel a lot. Teazel at his teaziest. It’s a bit tricky in places with a couple of cryptic definitions and a few cryptic hints; a good test of lateral … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1929 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1507 – 10th July
I seem to have got lucky again. After a few run-of-the-mill Jumbos this was a great one to get to blog with barely an easy clue in sight. Lots of wit and cleverness gave me … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1507 – 10th July”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1919 by Jalna
This is, I think, only my second Jalna Quick Cryptic to blog. On the tricky side, I thought and my time of 7:25 is my slowest for 4 weeks. 8D was a new word for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1919 by Jalna”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1909 by Teazel
An enjoyable puzzle from Teazel to end the week. I liked the cryptic definitions, the neat hidden and the misdirection in a couple of clues, but COD to the clever 14D. 1A went in straight … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1909 by Teazel”