Category: Daily Cryptic

A typical Monday offering with nothing too much to tax the grey cells.

Good fun.

  Pleasant enough if not too demanding “for a Thursday” and I got through in less than 20 minutes but (as I think is my regrettable custom) I can’t spell the American. I’d sort of … Read more “28,726 Le Bikini jaune du temps perdu.”

Today’s eclectic puzzle covers a whole gamut of possible wordplay types, a great example of the setter’s art.

I found this surprisingly easy considering that there were several words unknown to me.

I was going quickly in this one, and had about 2/3 of it complete in 15 minutes.   Then, as sometimes happens, I came to a complete halt and could not solve another clue for the next 15 minutes.

DNF. I finished more than half of this one, and then started falling asleep uncontrollably for five minutes at a time. Very very tired coming out of a bout of Covid in our family, so I’ll have to count this one as a loss!

Time taken: 17:40 with one interruption. If you need to solve a puzzle in order to blog it before an online meeting, make sure you remove all felines, particularly those who see keyboards as a … Read more “Times 28720 – I hear he knew your father”

A fine, witty Wednesday offering, for once lacking in American related meanings and obscurities.

I had all but four answers as I reached my half-hour target.