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Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1432 – 4th April

Johninterred18th April 2020 at 12:56 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

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

Johninterred10th April 2020 at 1:40 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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

Johninterred27th March 2020 at 1:04 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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

Johninterred14th March 2020 at 1:08 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

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

Johninterred13th March 2020 at 2:04 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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?

Johninterred28th February 2020 at 1:31 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

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?”

Times Quick Cryptic No 1549 by Pedro

Johninterred14th February 2020 at 1:18 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

A nice quick crossword to end the week from Pedro. One or two tricky bits of wordplay, I think, but I readily got several answers from the definitions first and then worked out the wordplay. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1549 by Pedro”

Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1422 – 25th January

Johninterred8th February 2020 at 12:37 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

A rather middle-of-the-road Jumbo today with the usual mixture of straightforward clues and those that need a bit more thought. Nothing too obscure although I had, as usual, a couple of unknowns. A bit of … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1422 – 25th January”

Times Quick Cryptic No 1539 by Breadman

Johninterred31st January 2020 at 1:47 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

A medium difficulty puzzle from Breadman to finish the week, I feel, taking me just under my average time. Some eclectic general knowledge needed, although nothing too obscure – A famous boxer, Baltic geography, a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1539 by Breadman”

Times Quick Cryptic No 1529 by Wurm

Johninterred17th January 2020 at 1:53 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

I last blogged a QC by Wurm in October, and it generated lots of interesting discussion. I really enjoyed this one too. Like last time, I found it a little wiggly in places, but with … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1529 by Wurm”