Although one of the advantages is that I have 2 weeks to complete the blog, one of the difficulties in blogging the Jumbo is the 2 weeks delay between publication of the crossword and publication … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1367 – 16th Febuary”
Author: Johninterred
Times Quick Cryptic No 1299 by Izetti
Oh my goodness, March already! Well I just had to say that after my introduction to my blog before last when one of my friends reminded me that February, this year at least, has only … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1299 by Izetti”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1289 by Tracy
What a neat and entertaining QC from Tracy today! I enjoyed it a lot. Read and admire the concise and smooth surfaces. Plenty of practice of the A + B clue type but, unusually, only … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1289 by Tracy”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1279 by Breadman
Oh my goodness. February already! Where did January go? I’m not sure, in retrospect, why I was more than a minute slower than average on this nice quickie from Breadman today. There is nothing too … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1279 by Breadman”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1362 – 12th January
I ground to a halt about 2 thirds of the way through this with the LHS proving somewhat recalcitrant. In the end, though, I finished in under an hour, so on the whole it’s not … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1362 – 12th January”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1269 by Joker
A bit of a quirky puzzle from Joker today, I think. It felt like there was almost a theme hidden somewhere, but not quite. A lot of Es Ns and Xs. (Hmm. Have I missed … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1269 by Joker”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1357 – 22nd December
I found this a very enjoyable Jumbo with lots of entertaining clues and clever surfaces; rather better than 28A and not a 22D. For once, there were no words I didn’t know, although there is … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1357 – 22nd December”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1259 by Izetti
A typically testing but fair puzzle from Izetti today with admirable surfaces to the clues. A good mix of clue types, we have no less than 3 cryptic definitions and a couple of “rubbish” clues. (No I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1259 by Izetti”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1249 by Hurley
Like Mara’s puzzle on Wednesday, we have one for anagram fans today, with no less than 5 bits of unscrambling to do – and I failed solve any of them at first glance. In fact I failed … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1249 by Hurley”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1239 by Pedro
A nicely constructed and teasing puzzle with lovely surfaces from Pedro today, with several clues which made me stop and think a bit…. 3a describes what I had to do nicely! Largely it was due … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1239 by Pedro”