I don’t have an exact time for this, as it was done over the usual tea and toast intermixed with a modicum of chat with Mrs K. Overall it flowed well, from the bottom upwards … Read more “Times Cryptic 26121 – spinning a web to deceive”
Author: piquet
Quick Cryptic No 324 by Joker
I have to admit that I wasn’t able to write in the answers to this puzzle as quickly as usual, I had to duck and weave around the grid and re-visit a few clues before … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 324 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 26115 – Light and airy
Someone forgot to close the shutters and the sun was beaming in at an earlier hour than usual, so I was up and on duty with the tea and toast and this puzzle in hand. … Read more “Times Cryptic 26115 – Light and airy”
Quick Cryptic No 319 by Pedro
The Times IT chaps seem to be jumbling up the URL numbers for the quickies on their site, so this time I was unable to guess it and solve ahead and post ‘early doors.’ This … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 319 by Pedro”
Times 26109 – make a short story out of this!
Fearing another vintage torture session alongside a Championship Qualifier, I was relieved – or even a little disappointed – to receive this relatively straightforward but enjoyable puzzle, solved in 20 minutes over the tea and … Read more “Times 26109 – make a short story out of this!”
Quick Cryptic No 314 by Oran
I don’t know why our setter trades as ‘Oran’ – no doubt there is a story behind it, or perhaps he is Mr Gutan, who knows. Either way, he sets a good entry level puzzle … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 314 by Oran”
Times Cryptic from June 1973 – those were the days, my friends
After yesterday’s stinker, I was hoping for a testing but solvable ‘normal’ puzzle to demonstrate my blogging skills (or lack of), so my hopes were dashed when I saw I’d landed another vintage jobbie as … Read more “Times Cryptic from June 1973 – those were the days, my friends”
Quick Cryptic No 309 by Izetti
I found this a curious mixture of easy clues and trickier ones, two of which needed some general knowledge or guesswork from checking letters if you didn’t know the people concerned. Oh, and a smattering … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 309 by Izetti”
Times 26097 – middle of the road
A 20 minute gentle solve over early tea and toast, for some reason starting from the bottom up as 25a was my FOI. No obscurities, I’d even heard of the writer. Across 1 HERETICAL – … Read more “Times 26097 – middle of the road”
Quick Cryptic No 304 by Teazel – nice work
Some clever and witty clues here, on the more difficult end of the Quickie spectrum I think, but nothing obscure or unfair. Only one dodgy definition, in my view; see 5a. Across 1 LOGGIA – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 304 by Teazel – nice work”