Hello again. This Jumbo I rather took against. I thought the clues were not very concise, rather mechanical, and some of the surface readings very strange, eg 30, 32, 52 ac, 4, 6, 28, 34, … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1668 – 13 April 2024”
Quick Cryptic 2661 by Pedro
A tough one from Pedro…
Times Cryptic 28896 – Saturday, 20 April 2024. Pharmaceutical failure.
Once again the drug reference was a mystery.
Quick Cryptic 2660 by Teazel
Go in van, young man
Times Cryptic No 28901 — Not a snooze
30:32, a time which includes a short nap. Let me make clear that the nap in no way reflects the quality of the puzzle: I found this to be a nice challenge, a tasteful mix of easier and more difficult clues.
Quick Cryptic 2659 by Joker – the evil gin does would be hard to assess.
Joker the Merciful today.
Times 28900 – real and unreal geography
Time taken: 11:58. I don’t think this is as difficult as I made it out to be, I had two early typos in answers that kept me from completing some pretty obvious cryptics. There’s a … Read more “Times 28900 – real and unreal geography”
Times 28899 – gardener’s world.
Some inspired work here from our setter, misdirecting me several times.
Quick Cryptic No 2658 by Izetti
One with some tricky vocabulary, but helpful wordplay.
Quick Cryptic 2657 by Mara
A bright and witty offering from Mara today, with one topical clue to bring us back to earth from the realm of crossword land.