Category: Daily Cryptic

Solving Time: 26 minutes Another sigh of relief as I find I’m dealt a straightforward one, with most of the time spent thinking “How does that work, then?”. The answer was invariably with some ingenuity. … Read more “Times 24521 – Cholesterol reduced? Yes and No.”

[posted slightly early (by PB on Neil’s behalf) as I’m away for much of tomorrow and don’t want to rely on remembering to post in the morning] Solving time: 5:51 A good puzzle with a … Read more “ST 4377 (Sun 19 Apr) – Return of the deadeye”

I started solving this around midnight-thirty after having problems (yet again) accessing the crossword site. I can’t give a solving time because I was in bed and I nodded off a couple of times when … Read more “Times 24519 – A Hard Day’s Night”

Solving time : 27 minutes, which is a complete miracle, given that I started this off rather late after enjoying a delicious dinner and beer tasting. So I didn’t get to this until after several … Read more “Times 24518: in a 17 until we 6 to 5? And happy Earth Day.”

Solving time: 10:53 A puzzle with a bit of trickiness – 14A was my first answer in, and the SW corner was last to be completed – 24, 18, 26 and 23 in that order … Read more “24517”

Solving time 25 minutes A far better puzzle than recent offerings with some testing wordplay. I found the eastern half easier than the western and solved in a circle starting in the NE and finishing … Read more “Times 24,516 Of Tanners and Knuckle Sanwiches”

Solving time: 40 minutes Music: Shostakovich, Symphony No. 14, Ormandy/PhilSO Before you laugh too hard at my time, let me point out that it was divided into two parts; 15 minutes for most of the … Read more “Times 24515 – All Thumbs Eve!”

Solving time: a very tired 13 mins, one mistake (8dn) There were some excruciating clues in this puzzle, as well as several difficult answers such as BARATHEA and CHOLO (which I managed to work out) … Read more “ST 4376 (Sun 11 Apr) – Cholo victory”

I had all of this except 28A done in about 9 minutes, and proceeded to spend a further 6 minutes gazing at that one remaining unsolved clue, becoming more and more convinced it must be … Read more “Times Crossword 24513”

A delightful mixture of multi-various cryptic devices, making for a good morning’s challenge and entertainment. Indeed a good way to start the day. ACROSS1 BOOKMAKER A very craftily worded dd for someone who takes in … Read more “Times 24512 – Potpourri of Delights”