“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”
Author: Johninterred
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”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1439 by Tracy – I’m only here for the beer
I would say this is pretty much a classic straightforward QC from Tracy today. Nothing too difficult, I think, with plenty of easy ones to give you some checkers. You may need, though, to remember … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1439 by Tracy – I’m only here for the beer”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1397 – 24th August
Hello to all you pachydermophiles. Compared to last week’s, this was a rather more straightforward Jumbo, with little to cause bemusement, taking me just over 36 minutes. There were, however, a few clues that induced … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1397 – 24th August”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1429 by Tracy
Another neat QC from Tracy for our delectation today. Not too easy with plenty to make you think, but nothing too obscure, I reckon. Some lovely smooth surfaces and witty wordplay, with several worthy of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1429 by Tracy”