A nice QC from Mara, with plenty to delight us, but… Well I usually print out the crosswords and do them on paper before entering the answers online to create the outline of the blog … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1509 by Mara”
Author: Johninterred
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1412 – 30th November
I thought this a nice middle-of-the-road Jumbo with plenty of straightforward clues to get you going and then a few that needed more effort. Only one unknown for me, the word “mahlstick” in the clue … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1412 – 30th November”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1499 by Rongo – I love to go a vandering….
A neat and entertaining Quick Crossword to end the week from Rongo with a cheeky cryptic device that had me chuckling, although some may consider it groan-worthy. Elsewhere some fine surfaces and, I think, generally … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1499 by Rongo – I love to go a vandering….”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1489 by Mara – Shedding a tear for the deer
“Well, this is a lovely entertaining QC”, I thought as I worked through this puzzle from Mara. I am reminded that my son has his driving test next week by the amount of reversing involved. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1489 by Mara – Shedding a tear for the deer”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1407 – 26th October
Taking just over an hour over two sessions, I found this a little harder than your average Jumbo, with a sprinkling of questionmarks and “check” on my paper copy. 27A, 37A, the spelling at 7D … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1407 – 26th October”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1479 by Teazel
A delightful Friday puzzle from Teazel today with some elegant surfaces, witty wordplay and a modicum of trickiness in places, and great fun to blog. It helps if you know your Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1479 by Teazel”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1469 by Jalna
My first Jalna Quick Crossword to blog today, and just the second from this new setter after his/her debut on 20th August. Many found that one tough and there are a few tricky clues here … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1469 by Jalna”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1459 by Wurm
A good Friday workout from Wurm today, with plenty of cleverness and deception. I enjoyed this a lot, but I suspect some of our less experienced solvers (and maybe even some of our more experienced … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1459 by Wurm”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1402 – 21st September
I think this may be the hardest Jumbo we’ve had for a while – well I certainly found it testing, taking about twice my usual time of 45 minutes as I struggled with some of … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1402 – 21st September”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1449 by Joker
A neat and, dare I say it, (I have been wrong in the past), straightforward puzzle from Joker today. An abundance of simple A + B and letter deletion type clues should get you going. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1449 by Joker”