Category: Daily Cryptic

31:03. Judging from the SNITCH, this puzzle seems more moderate than many recent Fridays. Nevertheless, some very nice clues.

Time taken: 12:59. When I’m trying to solve fast, I do everything in my mind and type it in, but this one had me scrabbling for a pen and paper to jot down notes and … Read more “Times 29464 – Tricky Thursday, tensing edition”

…to enjoy with a cocktail by the pool.

I struggled throughout and needed well over my target half-hour.

A somewhat quirky offering this morning, slightly tougher than your average Monday

A gentle end to a gentle week.

I can’t really give a time for this, as I made the mistake of doing it on the newspaper site rather than the club, on a notebook computer, wrestling with manoeuvring around the grid and … Read more “29458 The hare and the tortilla.”

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.