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Times Quick Cryptic No 959 by Izetti – Pretentious? Moi?

Johninterred10th November 2017 at 2:00 AMQuick Cryptic

Hello fellow Friday QC solvers. I think you will like this. It has a great mix of fairly easy clues and some that need a bit of thought. It is as concise and precise as … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 959 by Izetti – Pretentious? Moi?”

Times Quick Cryptic No 949 by Izetti

Johninterred27th October 2017 at 4:05 AMQuick Cryptic

This seemed to me to be at the harder end of the quickie spectrum, but all the more satisfying to complete successfully. I think there is a misprint in 14d and there were a few … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 949 by Izetti”

Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1287 – Why do elephants paint their toenails red?

Johninterred14th October 2017 at 5:37 AMJumbo Cryptic

This Jumbo was on the easy side – indeed a lot of the clues would not have been out of place in the Quick Crossword. My time of a bit over 3/4 hour was only … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1287 – Why do elephants paint their toenails red?”

Times Quick Cryptic No 939 by Joker

Johninterred13th October 2017 at 1:47 AMQuick Cryptic

After a slow start, things fell nicely into place as I worked through this. Nothing too taxing, but a few that took a bit of thought – just how the quickie should be, I think. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 939 by Joker”

Times Quick Cryptic No 929 by Izetti – I don’t

Johninterred29th September 2017 at 2:24 AMQuick Cryptic

A slightly quirky and not entirely straightforward teaser from Izetti today, taking me nearly 3 minutes over my average time. A few unknowns or only vaguely remembered words for me in IDO, DRILL, OSAGE and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 929 by Izetti – I don’t”

Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1282 (Monday 30th August) – How do you blog a Jumbo?

Johninterred16th September 2017 at 12:23 AMJumbo Cryptic

Hello fellow pachydermatous cruciverbalists! Here is my first ever Jumbo crossword blog…. and quite a baptism of fire, I thought. A very juicy offering that had me head-scratching for the best part of two hours … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1282 (Monday 30th August) – How do you blog a Jumbo?”

Times Quick Cryptic No 919 – by Teazel

Johninterred15th September 2017 at 8:46 AMQuick Cryptic

Welcome to my very first Times for the Times blog! I’m a great fan of the quickie and I’m delighted to have been invited to join the blogging team. Today’s is a fine example of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 919 – by Teazel”