Our Friday entertainment today comes from Teazel. And a very neat puzzle it is too. Lots of very straightforward clues to give the less-experienced a good foothold, I think, and a good variety of clue … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1339 by Teazel”
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Times Quick Cryptic No 1329 by Izetti
It’s Friday and we have our old friend Izetti to give us a proper Friday work-out. He has treated us to some great clues and entertaining and smooth surfaces today. Nearly all perfectly fair, although … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1329 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1372 – 23rd March
I enjoyed this Jumbo a lot. A good smattering of gentle, easily digestible, clues to provide some helpful checkers but with some tasty chewier morsels too. Thank you, setter, for 38 minutes of enjoyable solving. … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1372 – 23rd March”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1319 by Felix
A neat, witty and, dare I say, not too tricky puzzle (judging by my F1set solving time of sub-4 minutes) from Felix, (our crossword editor) today. Leading by example, perhaps? The enjoyment started with the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1319 by Felix”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1309 by Mara
A typically neat and entertaining puzzle from Mara today. Nothiing too difficult, I think, but I’m sure you will correct me if you found it otherwise; some may find 22A and 3D a bit of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1309 by Mara”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1367 – 16th Febuary
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”
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”