Category: Daily Cryptic

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.”

Hello again. I found this one about average difficulty, at least by current standards.

One hour over two sessions. Not easy – or was it me?

I seem to have found this puzzle a lot harder than everyone else, but the leaderboard and the SNITCH seem to be surprisingly sparse.