Category: Daily Cryptic

O dear – I seem to have deleted all the comments. I will re-add them at the bottom of this entry. Very sorry. Solving time: 37 minutes – 16 of which spent on the NW … Read more “Times 24114”

Solving time: 7:40 (one mistake) A nice puzzle to end the year with generally simple breakdowns, 5dn excepted! * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 IN CAME R.A. – I was thrown … Read more “ST 4309 (Sun 28 Dec) – Aztec, camera”

 I printed this off last night intending to solve it this morning and thought I would take a quick look to see what I was in for, however the first couple of clues went in … Read more “24112 – Late Night Final”

New Year’s Resolution: To aid and abet in the breaking of others’ New Years Resolutions. Solving time : Maybe I was feeling too rushed, but this took me almost half an hour and I should … Read more “Times 24111 – welcome to the New Year (almost)”

This was a bit of a disappointing end to the year to be honest. There weren’t many clues worthy of note – a few nice definitions but nothing really to write home about. It took … Read more “Times 24110 – 31st Dec 08 – The End Of The Year Show”

Solving time : 20 minutes A relatively straightforward puzzle of no more than average difficulty. I worked from top to bottom and left to right with no great hold-ups. The sound post of a violin … Read more “Times 24109 Douglas Adams Meets Samuel ‘epys”

Solving time: I did about half last night and finished off this morning. Less than an hour in total, but some answers may have been arrived at while I was in the dream chamber. A … Read more “Times 24108”

Solving time: 8.00. Hope you’ve all had a merry Christmas. I was relieved to be able to finish this off fairly quickly since conditions here are rather more chaotic than usual. It’s somewhat tragic to … Read more “Times Crossword 24106”

17:40 .. ‘Twas a parson’s nose of a puzzle. I need help explaining 15a. Here’s a seasonal diversion (improvements welcome): On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Twelve solved m-murders … Read more “Times 24,105 – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…”

I tackled this after returning from a pre-Christmas gathering with some old friends for curry and beer, the intention being to leave it till the morning if it proved too taxing; it didn’t (22 minutes), … Read more “Times 24,104 – For the benefit of Messrs Hayden and Katich”