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”
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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”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1199 by Tracy
Apologies in advance for any delay in replying to comments and queries – I bring you this blog from Marbella in Spain, where I am taking part in the Marbella Walking Festival, and have a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1199 by Tracy”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1189 by Izetti
I approach my introduction to this blog with some trepidation given that I underestimated how difficult others would find the lovely QC from Izetti last time out and how much longer it took me today. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1189 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1342 – 8th September
Hello all. I found this an entertaining and somewhat educational Jumbo, with some lovely wordplay and an eclectic mix of general knowledge – some of which was beyond my ken, but the wordplay was generously … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1342 – 8th September”