A thoroughly enjoyable puzzle from Tracy which contained a nice mix of a few “gimmes” (e.g. 12ac, 3dn) and some more tricky stuff. I particularly liked the nicely disguised hidden at 8ac, the literary postman … Read more “Quick Cryptic 892 by Tracy”
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Sunday Times 4757 by Jeff Pearce
A not too stretching puzzle from Jeff which I enjoyed solving whilst sipping a couple of glasses of wine in the garden of a French farmhouse owned by some friends near Carcassonne with whom I … Read more “Sunday Times 4757 by Jeff Pearce”
Quick Cryptic 882 by Oran
Blog done in a hurry as off on trip across Europe so apologies for any errors. Sorry will not be able to field any queries / comments today whilst en route, but I’m sure the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 882 by Oran”
Sunday Times 4755 by Dean Mayer
I really enjoyed this puzzle. Whilst I found it slightly easier than some of Dean’s offerings, it nonetheless came up with three instances where I had to trust to the wordplay and enter the answer … Read more “Sunday Times 4755 by Dean Mayer”
Quick Cryptic 872 by Flamande
One at the easier end of the spectrum today, I thought, although solvers who don’t have a nodding acquaintance with Middle Eastern currencies may have had to trust to definition and cross checkers at 8ac. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 872 by Flamande”
Sunday Times 4753 by David McLean
I found this one decidedly tricky, and had to chip away at it over several sessions. When writing up the blog, I was trying to figure out why it had seemed so hard – there … Read more “Sunday Times 4753 by David McLean”
Quick Cryptic 862 by Felix
I’m currently in Australia for a couple of weeks and have to confess I totally forgot my blogging duty today, so this one was pulled together in a hurry. Fortunately it was a relatively straightforward … Read more “Quick Cryptic 862 by Felix”
Sunday Times 4751 by Jeff Pearce
Greetings from Sydney where your ‘umble blogger is currently spending a couple of weeks doing a bit of work and catching up with old pals. Solved this one sitting in the gorgeous beer garden of … Read more “Sunday Times 4751 by Jeff Pearce”
Quick Cryptic 852 by Orpheus
Last time I was on blogging duty for a QC I opined that it was fairly straightforward, only to find that most of you put it at the trickier end of the spectrum. And the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 852 by Orpheus”
Sunday Times 4749 by Dean Mayer
A highly enjoyable puzzle (as usual) from Dean, although I found it to be slightly less tricky than some of his offerings. The surface of 8a alone was worth the price of admission, and I’m … Read more “Sunday Times 4749 by Dean Mayer”