Author: plusjeremy

Introduction Solved this one while on the most obnoxious phone call with Amazon, trying to locate some missing packages. Despite being highly distracted, I didn’t find this one too difficult. It did seem that there … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1482 by Hurley”

Introduction 10 minutes to get all but the second letter of the Welshman’s name, but in the end a DNF as I had to look up the barn cart. A very enjoyable puzzle! There isn’t … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1472 by Orpheus”

Introduction Hats off to any puzzle that makes me take 23 minutes to finish. I was well-stymied in the upper-right while trying to take care of kiddos… my head wasn’t really in the game! Most … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1462 by Mara”

Introduction This one took me 15 minutes, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. I was done after only eight minutes, except for three clues in the upper-right corner: 9 Across, 11 Across, and 5 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1452 by Pedro”

Introduction I found this to be an easy, enjoyable puzzle, providing no major difficulties. Definitely a lot of mythology! For those at the beginning of their puzzle-solving journey, I made a walkthrough my solve here: … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1442 by Trelawney”

Introduction I hesitate to say this, but I found this puzzle so easy that I didn’t even have time to appreciate it. I’m not a speed solver, so it still took me 8:24 to finish … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1432 by Mara”

Introduction Perhaps I’m out of practice, or perhaps I’m tired from organizing a one-year-old’s birthday party this weekend, or perhaps I was groggy from the nap I’d just woken up from, but this one gave … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1422 by Wurm”

Introduction Filling in this week. A very enjoyable puzzle, which I did not finish, on account of needing to look up shore birds at 1 Across, and Russian rivers at 2 Down. Teazel made me … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1407 by Teazel”

Introduction This was a pretty tough one for me, on the order of 15 minutes. I had trouble with upper-left corner specifically, but I also think it was mainly because there were a lot of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1402 by Felix”

Introduction I’m usually pretty tolerant when it comes to cryptic clues, but I have to complain about 20 Across, which seems to me utterly ambiguous. It didn’t at the time of solving, and I got … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1392 by Pedro”