Times Quick Cryptic No 654 by Grumpy Friday 9th September 2016

A very fine and possibly straightforward offering today, by Grumpy, whose pseudonym belies the subtle humour in the puzzle. 8ac and 4d stand out for me in a very good learning puzzle for cryptic solvers. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 654 by Grumpy Friday 9th September 2016”

Times Quick Cryptic No 644 by Hawthorn Friday, 26 August 2016

This is a fine Friday QC offering from our esteemed Puzzles editor, an excellent start to the Bank Holiday weekend. Although finished in just under eleven minutes, I found more and more to comment on … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 644 by Hawthorn Friday, 26 August 2016”