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”
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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”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1352 – 17th November
So here it is my turn again to blog the Jumbo. Hooray! On the plus side, I get 2 weeks to complete the blog. On the minus side, I do the blog not knowing if … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1352 – 17th November”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1229 by Corelli – Double the fun
My first Corelli QC to blog, I think, and what a fun one! I was about two-thirds of the way through it before I spotted what was going on with the across clues. I’ve seen … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1229 by Corelli – Double the fun”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1219 by Izetti
A lovely puzzle from Izetti today, as always, with plenty of wit and inventiveness in the clueing and neat surfaces. Although I finished in an average time for me, I needed to keep my thinking … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1219 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1347 – 13th October
This was quite a straightforward Jumbo with only the stew at 55A and the nasty form of torture at 5D being a new words to me. But both were easily derived from checkers and wordplay. … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1347 – 13th October”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1209 by Teazel
A very relatively gentle offering from Teazel that should provide encouragement to our less-experienced solvers, and maybe result in PBs for some.[Edit: It would appear I’ve underestimated the difficulty and 1D has been troublesome for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1209 by Teazel”