The usual mix from Mara of some very straightforward stuff to help newcomers get some early runs on the board, and some trickier fare that is more at the 15×15 level. Which, all in all, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 942 by Mara”
Author: nick_the_novice
Sunday Times 4767 by Dean Mayer
Unfortunately you have me blogging for a second week in a row as we get back to the normal schedule following my absence on holiday. But don’t fret – Keriothe will be back next Sunday… … Read more “Sunday Times 4767 by Dean Mayer”
Quick Cryptic 937 by Flamande
I worked my way through this one relatively easily until I was just left with 23ac, which took me an absolute age to see (I spent longer on this one clue than the rest of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 937 by Flamande”
Sunday Times 4766 by Jeff Pearce
First, thanks very much to Keriothe for covering for me last week whilst I was swanning around in some very remote parts of Greece having a blast. I had a quick squiz at last Sunday’s … Read more “Sunday Times 4766 by Jeff Pearce”
Quick Cryptic 922 by Des
I thought this was a fairly gentle offering from Des, although for some reason it took me quite a while to spot the frequent traveller in 9d. 19d brings into play a rather unusual usage, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 922 by Des”
Sunday Times 4763 by Jeff Pearce
I found this quite tricky at the time, although having now written up the blog it seems a fairly gentle puzzle in hindsight. No obscurities, although the drink at 3d may be off the radar … Read more “Sunday Times 4763 by Jeff Pearce”
Quick Cryptic 912 by Orpheus
I found this one at the trickier end of the spectrum, though these things are very subjective. Nothing overly dastardly from our setter, but I can imagine some of the wordplay causing head scratching for … Read more “Quick Cryptic 912 by Orpheus”
Sunday Times 4761 by Dean Mayer
This one had a bit of an unusual feel to it for me, which I think was probably down to the relatively high number of cryptic definition type clues with no associated wordplay – four … Read more “Sunday Times 4761 by Dean Mayer”
Quick Cryptic 902 by Mara
A fairly straightforward offering which I managed to knock over easily enough notwithstanding being somewhat under the weather with a touch of summer flu. 17dn held me up for a while as I managed to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 902 by Mara”
Sunday Times 4759 by David McLean
It’s always encouraging when you spot 1 across in a heartbeat – particularly when it gives you the entire top row – and sure enough I found this to be one of Harry’s less demanding … Read more “Sunday Times 4759 by David McLean”