Some people get all the fun… After the super VE Day Anniversary crossword two weeks ago, today I have the bonus of blogging a crossword from Alfie. Not a prolific setter here (under that pseudonym … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1619 by Alfie”
Author: Johninterred
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1437 – 2nd May
I don’t keep a record of my solving times for the Jumbo, but this was surely my quickest at just 24:30 on the clock. For once there were (to me) no unknown words or General … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1437 – 2nd May”
QC1609 by Juno – VEry CleVEr!
What fun! A great piece of grid filling by Juno to mark today’s anniversary… and some pretty good clues too. I was about 1/2 way through solving before I realised exactly what was going on. … Read more “QC1609 by Juno – VEry CleVEr!”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1599 by Mara
A lovely quickie from Mara today, mostly quite straightforward, I thought, although the SE corner held me up a little. It wouldn’t surprise me, though, if others didn’t find it very easy as one or … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1599 by Mara”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1432 – 4th April
I found this a bit of a curate’s egg. I was all but done in 30 minutes, but then took ages over my last 6 or so clues. The downs were definitely easier – I … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1432 – 4th April”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1589 by Pedro
Hello everyone. I hope you are all staying safe. This is going to be a very odd Easter weekend with my elder daughter stranded alone in Portsmouth while the rest of us are at home. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1589 by Pedro”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1579 by Hurley
I took quite a bit longer than usual to complete this QC finishing in just under 7 minutes, but we’ve had quite a few head-scratchers already over the last 2 weeks, haven’t we? I had … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1579 by Hurley”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1427 – 29th February
Well adult elephants can’t jump, but we have a leap Jumbo today. A middle-of-the-road (or maybe even easier) difficulty Jumbo, I thought. It took me less than 40 minutes of which about 10 were on … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1427 – 29th February”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1569 by Marty
I didn’t find this particularly easy and finished in 6:12, my slowest QC time for a while. Nothing too tricky, I think, but some clever clues that took me a bit of deciphering. I particularly … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1569 by Marty”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1559 by Des – Ménage à trois?
I got off to a flying start with this, with the first 3 across clues, but then I discovered it was no picnic. I was pleased to get 3 of the 4 words around the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1559 by Des – Ménage à trois?”