Author: plusjeremy

Introduction 5:29, but I needed to check on the unknown 5 Down. A gentle affair which befitted my post-booster exhaustion. Solutions Across 1   Unsuitable environment for Republican poet (4)BARD = BAD around R 4 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2032 by Orpheus”

Introduction 4:42, which I imagine will be a slowish time by comparison with the speed demons! As often with Trelawney, the puzzles are not usually very taxing, but the clues are very nicely constructed. This … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2022 by Trelawney”

Introduction DNF, thanks to 11 Down (my parsing remains questionable). Solutions Across 1   Difficult situation spinners turned around (4)SPOT = TOPS reversed 4   Display feathers in final confrontation (8)SHOWDOWN = SHOW + DOWN … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2012 by Mara”

Introduction 7:27. Rather held up in the end by the bottom-right-most clues. I have some parsing to do while I write the blog! Solutions Across 1   Not long ago, left-winger moved to the middle … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2006 by Izetti”

6:35 w/ 1 err. A.1 MANIFEST + O6 B + AG8 DEBACLE = L + CAB rev. in DEE9 D(R)ONE10 TIGHT{s}12 P(LANE)T14 TOOK ONE’S LEAVE = dd16 S + TITCH17 {f}RIGHT19 AROMA = hid’n20 SAN … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1992 by Tracy”

Introduction My solve is here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1175154969 5:35, a nice time for my “birthday” puzzle. I was born in 1982. Cue snarky comments in 3…2…1… General remarks A brief summary of cryptic crosswords —feel free to skip— … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1982 by Izetti”

Introduction Watch my solve here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1162086431 . 4:38, which means there was a lot of biffing. I’m looking forward to figuring out what some of the wordplay was! General remarks A brief summary of cryptic crosswords … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1972 by Wurm”

Introduction 7:42. A good, strenuous test. I worried for a bit I might not finish but persistence, as always, is key. (Edit on writing the blog: I see that my problem may have been that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1952 by Breadman”

Introduction 7:02, with some dithering about 9 Across to take me over the seven-minute mark. I had intended a surprise for everyone: the plan was to live-stream not only the solving of the puzzle but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1942 by Oink”

Introduction 6:29. Some tricky stuff in here I was lucky to semi-biff. I’ll be parsing many of these clues fully for the first time as I write the blog! Solutions A brief summary of cryptic … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1932 by Joker”