Category: Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 32 minutes, and one naughty peek in the dictionary I found this one to be a real challenge, and expected it after three pretty easy puzzles this week. Some clues were very … Read more “Times 23872 – a tale of two halves”

 http://www.bestfreeforums.com/forums/timescod.html New DIY COW / Clues in Blue contests will go online very shortly; the brief hiatus was just me using the Easter break to have a few days away with only occasional access to the … Read more “Times 23,872 – Poll”

Solving time 9:55 A definite puzzle of two halves – the top was quite a struggle but the bottom was straightforward. Last few solved were 9, 11, 12, 5, 6. There are a fair few … Read more “23871 – one for the vicarage breakfast table”

Solving time : 25 minutes An interesting puzzle requiring a range of Trivial Pursuit knowledge to complete but nothing too difficult. One obscure type of fabric that I had come across before in crosswords. A … Read more “Times 23870 The Duke of Yolk meets Herbert Pocket”

Quite an easy one, I thought, and lots of fun. Nothing particularly obscure, although I learnt that French-polish is a verb! I did this in 27 minutes. 14A made me smile as I finished reading … Read more “23869 – quite an easy one”

I found this very straightforward. Solving time: 16 mins < = reversal * = anagramACROSS1 BREADTH D in BREATH5 CLOT HE’S I thought first of ‘his’10 NERVE (gall) CENTRE (heart)12 PLAICE hidden <16 AD EQUATE … Read more “Times Crossword 23867”

Solving time: 11:17 Good puzzle. Again I found it a struggle to choose a couple of token clues not to include in the analysis. I am sure no-one needs to be told there is a … Read more “Times 23,866”

Solving time 27:40 Struggled with this, and was going to say that 9, 10, 18, 3 and 4 were the last answers to go in. But the reason for that was an unfortunate plump for … Read more “23,865 – on the edge”

After a lot of very challenging puzzles, we appear to be in much less strenuous territory this week. Another ten minute solve with nothing too obscure. Across 8 ADOPTED – dual meaning, the issue being … Read more “Times 23,864 – In the beginning was the Word”

This crossword puzzle mostly suited me, but there are a fair few I am not sure about but don’t have the time to check (or think about) this morning. I am sure they will shortly … Read more “23,836”