A puzzle of average difficulty but containing enough interesting vocab to entertain. I won’t have easy access to the Internet from now until Tuesday afternoon but rest assured I will address any questions/comments then if … Read more “Jumbo 1230”
Author: mohn2
Quick Cryptic 680 by Flamande
Yes, me again, making a rare appearance blogging a puzzle whose number doesn’t end in 5. I’ll be away a couple of times in the next month so jackkt has kindly agreed to swap our … Read more “Quick Cryptic 680 by Flamande”
Quick Cryptic 675 by Orpheus
An enjoyable puzzle from Orpheus to start the week. No hiddens or reverse hiddens, only one partial and one full anagram, and only one long answer, so a paucity of what would probably be described … Read more “Quick Cryptic 675 by Orpheus”
Quick Cryptic 665 by Orpheus
Orpheus has been a member of the Quicky stable of setters since the beginning, giving us a puzzle about once every 3 weeks, and (in my experience at least) has produced offerings all over the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 665 by Orpheus”
Jumbo 1225
I found this one something of a slog at the time, with a slew of unknowns and not much in the way of humour, but going through it again there were some deceptive surface readings … Read more “Jumbo 1225”
Quick Cryptic 655 by Teazel
A pleasant offering to start the week, with some good surface readings and a spread of interesting vocab with nothing I would classify as obscure. Thanks, Teazel. The puzzle can be found here if it’s … Read more “Quick Cryptic 655 by Teazel”
Quick Cryptic 645 by Orpheus
A crossword that I found slightly easier than average, which is not unwelcome for a Monday morning. For those with no interest in gardening, 9D may come as an unpleasant sting in the tail – … Read more “Quick Cryptic 645 by Orpheus”
Jumbo 1220
I found this one a little bit harder than average at the time, though looking over the vocab there was nothing completely unknown. I much prefer difficulty caused by wordplay rather than heaps of obscurities, … Read more “Jumbo 1220”
Quick Cryptic 635 by Izetti
I found this on the whole at the easier end of the difficulty spectrum, with 5D I imagine being the likeliest unknown for solvers (though the wordplay isn’t unhelpful). Based on my previous experiences of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 635 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 625 by Teazel
This puzzle had a slightly odd feel, being generally of average difficulty but shot through with more than a few potential pitfalls in the shape of uncommon bits of vocab such as 14A, 2D, 17D, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 625 by Teazel”