Category: Daily Cryptic

A tough but very witty and enjoyable puzzle, which I struggled with due to some deviousness (setter) and ignorance (solver).

Time: 27:09 What a fantastic set of clues! If you’ve whizzed through biffing and blindly guessing, please go back through and appreciate the fine craftsmanship of ultra smooth surfaces and devious interplay of nouns and … Read more “29470 A smooth operator”

I liked this crossword but I didn’t find it easy. The top half went in but the rest needed a second session to finish off. Midrange, I would say, which is just how I like it.

I discovered when preparing the blog that I had a one-letter error that wasn’t a typo.

I’m in a bit of rush tonight, so I wanted a quick solve.  That didn’t quite work out, as I solved rapidly for a while and then got thoroughly stuck. 

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