A typically elegant offering from Izetti, beautifully crafted with very smooth surfaces. I would guess this one to be about Medium level of difficulty, with no obscurities (the references I was unsure of – at … Read more “Quick Cryptic 992 by Izetti”
Author: nick_the_novice
Sunday Times 4777 by Jeff Pearce
I found this to be an enjoyable, steady solve which featured a trot around the globe to several of my favourite places (Tasmania, the US eastern seaboard, the Channel Islands and Yorkshire) and which had … Read more “Sunday Times 4777 by Jeff Pearce”
Quick Cryptic 982 by Hurley
In terms of degree of difficulty, I thought this was a hard QC. Personally I enjoyed it a lot – plenty of neat wordplay, some very nice surfaces (particularly liked 7dn) and a lovely hidden … Read more “Quick Cryptic 982 by Hurley”
Sunday Times 4775 by Jeff Pearce
An enjoyable puzzle from Jeff which I suspect the speedsters will have knocked over pretty quickly. That said, whilst some generous definitions would have enabled biffers to rampage their way through much of the puzzle, … Read more “Sunday Times 4775 by Jeff Pearce”
Quick Cryptic 972 by Orpheus
I found this to be one of those puzzles which feels quite tricky at the time, but then when you write up the blog you wonder why you made comparatively heavy weather of it. Nothing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 972 by Orpheus”
Sunday Times 4773 by Dean Mayer
The recent run of (relatively speaking) gentle ST puzzles continued with this enjoyable offering from Dean. The trademark concise and elegant cluing was there as always, but for once your ‘umble blogger was able to … Read more “Sunday Times 4773 by Dean Mayer”
Quick Cryptic 962 by Hurley
I thought this was a particularly good QC from Hurley, containing a mix of some straightforward fare to help everyone on their way, and some trickier stuff to stretch the old hands a bit or … Read more “Quick Cryptic 962 by Hurley”
Sunday Times 4771 by David McLean
Either I was having a lucid interval, or this was the gentlest of ST offerings in a very long time – not that I’m complaining! As I printed it out, I was alarmed by the … Read more “Sunday Times 4771 by David McLean”
Quick Cryptic No 952 by Joker
I thought this was a very classy puzzle from Joker, with elegant and succinct cluing throughout – lovely craftsmanship. With such high quality throughout, singling out any particular clues for special mention almost feels inappropriate, … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 952 by Joker”
Sunday Times 4769 by Jeff Pearce
A highly enjoyable and (in overall terms) not particularly taxing offering from Jeff this week, but with (at least for me) a sting in the tail at 11dn which took me an age to rumble. … Read more “Sunday Times 4769 by Jeff Pearce”