I was quickly into this one, with 1d and the long clues at 14a and 17a opening up several more answers. It was all done in 20 minutes with ABUTTAL my LOI and no half-understood … Read more “Times 28191 – Personally, I’d rather go back to the past.”
Author: piquet
Times 28185 – just follow the instructions, like an IKEA flatpack but easier.
One of those crosswords which took me a few minutes to get into and then the answers flowed quickly without a problem. Lots of ‘insert this into that’ and a few anagrams and you’re sorted. … Read more “Times 28185 – just follow the instructions, like an IKEA flatpack but easier.”
Times 28179 – birds of a different kettle of fish, perhaps.
So, my eighth New Year of blogging arrives and I’m still here doing the Wednesday duty. A lot has happened, globally and personally, since 2014. But I’m keeping the little grey cells active. This puzzle … Read more “Times 28179 – birds of a different kettle of fish, perhaps.”
Times 28173 – a tasty tester for the last Wednesday of 2021
What a good puzzle! A few interesting words, a bit of general knowledge (with a geographical flavour) and some witty clues. 15d was my last one in as the word that fitted was obvious, but … Read more “Times 28173 – a tasty tester for the last Wednesday of 2021”
Times 28167 – fairly rich, indeed.
A few unusual words in this one, two of which were new to me, (buckaroo and lewisia) but no doubt not to everyone. You’ll have a pink square at 13a if you put in INES … Read more “Times 28167 – fairly rich, indeed.”
Times 28161 – by George, is it Monday?
After a run of tricky Wednesdays, this gave some respite, with rather a lot of Quick Cryptic standard clues, I thought. Only one anagram, which is unusual, and no hidden word. It didn’t take me … Read more “Times 28161 – by George, is it Monday?”
Times 28155 – … and so Cornish means like a cereal?
A meaty Wednesday, this week, not far off a Friday helping, I thought. A couple of definitions on the edge of acceptable, I felt (1a, 15a) and one word at 24d I didn’t know but … Read more “Times 28155 – … and so Cornish means like a cereal?”
Times 28149 – some strange flavours here, but charming in parts, like quarks perhaps.
Most of this puzzle was fine by me, but some of it seemed, well, odd. Hard to put a finger on how, but I thought there were some obtuse definitions (like 13a, 16a) and bits … Read more “Times 28149 – some strange flavours here, but charming in parts, like quarks perhaps.”
Times 28143 – no stone unturned.
A rapid solve for me with nothing unknown or uncomfortable. Unusually, two and a half homophones. Not as much fun as some recent Wednesdays, but pleasant enough. Across 1 One-time citizen’s infant boy consuming half … Read more “Times 28143 – no stone unturned.”
Times 28137 – a puzzle with teeth – grrrr!
I thought this was the best, and hardest, Wednesday puzzle for quite a while (since 28083 in fact), with hardly a poor clue among the thirty. Fortunately I’d seen the answers to 3d and 11a … Read more “Times 28137 – a puzzle with teeth – grrrr!”