Back on the hard ones again, or I wasn’t on the wavelength and was barking up the wrong tree several times.
Author: Merlin
QC 2729 by Orpheus
For me it was Chestnuts 3 NHOs 2, after Extra Time.
QC 2711 by Myles
Four thirteen letter words underpin the grid, get these quickly and you are well on your way, I didn’t, so 12:25.
QC 2699 by Oink
My Solving time (12:46) was much faster than the post-solve unpacking for this blog.
QC 2687 by Oink
Some great surfaces here, I don’t usually read surfaces much, as I am too busy trying to decrypt them. 1A for example is a perfectly natural English phrase.
QC 2675 by Orpheus
Some obscurities held me up here, I should imagine a few solvers mouthing a word of prayer before pressing submit.
QC 2663 by Joker
17:23, some tricky parsings today, but a fair offering, on the hard end of the spectrum in my opinion.
Quick Cryptic 2651 by Oink
Great series of surfaces in this puzzle from Oink, and after unaccountably missing his signature move last time out, today a porcine clue awaits.
Quick Cryptic 2639 by Izetti
Slow going for me due to a confident but wrong entry for one of the long clues.
QC 2627 by Oink
A little tougher than last week, but some very elegant surfaces. 12:22 for me. Is it just me or is this puzzle from Oink missing a porcine clue?