Hi everyone. Coming up with the answers took me comfortably inside the hour but I had left myself an unusually large number of empty single squares signalling the need to go back and parse fully. It felt like there was a sense of fun and playfulness here, which I appreciated. Thanks setter!
Author: Kitty
Times Quick Cryptic 2854 by Alex – not a disaster
Hi everybody. Once again Alex hits the brief – this was my smoothest solve since the last Alex. Thanks!
Times Quick Cryptic 2842 by Wurm – good mews
Hi all. Fun from the wiggly one today, completed in a normal quickie-level time. There are a couple of living people and a clue that may divide opinion. My clue of the day is 5d. Thanks Wurm!
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1700 – 2 November 2024
Hello all. I took well over an hour on this and had to sleep on my last few. Some flair on display, but a few surfaces and constructions didn’t feel quite up to the usual high standard. Lots of double meanings means I would wager a few pennies in a game of “guess the setter.” Regardless of the result, thanks to the setter and sorry for being a bit grumpy!
Times Quick Cryptic 2830 by Alex
Hello everybody. A good start to the week by a setter who knows what a quick cryptic is. I’m short of time this morning so much appreciated that, but sorry for terseness. Thanks Alex!
Times Quick Cryptic 2818 by Joker
Hi all. By my clock this was in the middle of the QC difficulty range. A steady solve but I had to engage my brain a bit. Thanks Joker.
Times Quick Cryptic 2806 by Pedro – how many ells?
Hello all. The last time I blogged a Pedro puzzle I was just outside my usual time range. This time I was very comfortably inside it. My pick of the day has to be 19d. Thanks Pedro.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1695 – 28 September 2024
Hi everybody. Although I had to verify a couple of things for the blog, I found this pretty straightforward. Thanks setter.
Times Quick Cryptic 2794 by Wurm – did not fini
Hello everyone. If you finished this you did better than me: Wurm wriggled away from your hapless blogger. Thanks Wurm – but I’ll be more of an early bird next time and catch you then!
Times Quick Cryptic 2782 by Izetti
Hello everybody. This felt a little tricky for a quickie: although it didn’t last much longer than usual, certainly no Monday picnic. (Cue lots of reports of scorching times!) I was surprised to see who the setter was as it didn’t feel quite up to his usual quality. Still enjoyable though – thanks Izetti.