Category: Daily Cryptic

I wasn’t overly keen on this crossword, though I like to think I am generally easy to please.

Very clever clues and well-hidden definitions made this a stand-out puzzle for me.

  What I will say about this is that I breezed through in 12.48, at the same time feeling like I was being particularly clever with the words and wordplay, with some of them being … Read more “29038 The Skirmish of the River Plate”

Another pleasant Wednesday, middle of the week and middle of the road.

This was enjoyable to solve and quite inventive at times.

Yes, the cryptics were not too bad, but the literals could be something else.  I had to put on my Mephisto hat to finish this one, but since this is not Mephisto I couldn’t use Chambers to confirm my guesses.    Solvers will either love this puzzle or hate it.

40:52 for a challenging and very enjoyable puzzle. I worked hard, and in the end, everything was gettable.

Time taken: 23:48. I was interrupted for a few minutes in the middle of that, but I think I needed the interruption. I stuggled mightily with this!

Another medium level Wednesday, and for once I can parse all the clues without asking for your assistance.

I found this quite straightforward.