An offering from Tracy today that is pitched squarely in the middle of the difficulty spectrum. I’m guessing that 10A might be the only clue that causes any head-scratching. Anyone celebrating National Fried Chicken Day … Read more “Quick Cryptic 345 by Tracy”
Author: mohn2
Jumbo 1155
I thought this was a very enjoyable offering, with some smooth (e.g. 15A, 27A) and amusing surfaces (e.g. 57A, 31D). Only a few unknowns and nothing too fiendish in the wordplay, leading to a solving … Read more “Jumbo 1155”
Quick Cryptic 335 by Izetti
On this day in 1856, H. Rider Haggard was born. Haggard wrote arguably the most popular book in Crosswordland, the adventure novel She. It’s definitely worth remembering for beginners, along with its counterparts in other … Read more “Quick Cryptic 335 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 325 by Hurley
My crosswording ability seems to have taken a dive over the last few weeks, perhaps due to a self-imposed reduction in chocolate intake, and this was a very patchy solve for me, despite three of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 325 by Hurley”
Jumbo 1150
This seemed harder than the solving time (15m 42s) would indicate, mainly because I had difficulty in expanding out from any of my entries and thus ended up with chunks of disconnected answers all over … Read more “Jumbo 1150”
Quick Cryptic 315 by Joker
Today is the Spring bank holiday in the UK, though the rest of the world shouldn’t feel left out as there’s a preponderance of other observances to occupy one’s time, including Africa Day, Geek Pride … Read more “Quick Cryptic 315 by Joker”
Quick Cryptic 305 by Tracy
I thought this was one was of average difficulty, though I’m not sure how well known the answers to 10A and 14A will be. Nothing that blew my socks off here, but nothing objectionable either. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 305 by Tracy”
Jumbo 1145
Apart from a couple of unknown words, I found this one of average difficulty, at least in terms of coming up with the answers, however some of the parsings were not immediately obvious and there … Read more “Jumbo 1145”
Quick Cryptic 295 by Pedro
A pretty straightforward Quicky today with nothing, I think, likely to cause major delays. I’ll give my COD to 14D. Wikipedia tells me that today is the feast day of the Italian Saint Zita who, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 295 by Pedro”
Quick Cryptic 285 by Joker
Another enjoyable Quicky with nothing in the way of obscurities. I did spend a while on 23A because of going down a blind alley that I was reluctant to reverse from, but I’m sure many … Read more “Quick Cryptic 285 by Joker”