Time: 23:56 Not especially difficult, though younger viewers might be challenged by the featured entertainers and some rather odd vocabulary. Our setter seems to be particularly fond of things going backwards – I’ve counted 8 … Read more “29494 Bottles on the doorstep.”
Quick Cryptic 3253 by Bjorn
A nice old chewy one from one of our tougher setters.
Times Cryptic 29493 – Still Functioning.
Hello again. This crossword I found quite hard, although now I come to do the blog I’m not absolutely sure why…
Times Quick Cryptic No 3252 by Pedro
An enjoyably gentle-to-medium-paced Pedro puzzle
Times Cryptic 29492
I lost a lot of time here over two answers entered incorrectly.
QC 3251 by Izetti
An Izetti is always interesting, and this grid has two Battleships, for those who remember the game. I struggled and ended up on 15:21 with one reveal.
Times Quick Cryptic 3250 by Trelawney – a monster in the morning?
Hi all. As is usual for a Trelawney puzzle, this all went very smoothly for me – not a monster at all. I much enjoyed it, thanks Trelawney!
Times 29491 – Kicking myself
This should have been rather easy, but after racing through about two-thirds I became most thoroughly stuck, and could just not see some very simple clues.
Mephisto 3419 – John Grimshaw
Greetings, barred-grid fans
Sunday Times 5206 by David McLean – never mind the beaver
17:54. A lot of fun – including a couple of first-class long anagrams – in this week’s puzzle from Harry, which for some reason I found decidedly tricky. It all seems perfectly straightforward now but … Read more “Sunday Times 5206 by David McLean – never mind the beaver”