Category: Daily Cryptic

This crossword I really liked. I thought the clues clever and mainly concise, with good surface readings and just the right level of difficulty.

Fell at the last hurdle

Well, I did solve the puzzle, my solution is all correct, and I did have a pretty good time.   The only problem is I didn’t understand several of the clues, and simply put in the most likely answer. 

71:52. Yes, I finished it. Yes, I napped for a bit in the middle of it.

Time taken: 10:58. That’s a little outside my average, but looking at the other early times, I feel confident in declaring Tricky Thursday is here to stay.

Sports are in evidence today, with rugby; cricket; and football all getting a mention one way or another, and the Olympic Games also making an appearance.

Not the easiest of puzzles, but inventive and very enjoyable.

A fairly simple puzzle, but one where the bookending across clues need a bit of thinking through

Proper Friday stuff, but of the sort that leaves you feeling accomplished rather than frustrated.

Time: 26:31, a little more than the additional minute I’ve scored over each of the first three this week. In several entries, working out how the wordplay worked was a stiffer challenge than sticking in … Read more “29446, feeling a bit under par.”