Hi all. Pipsqueak delivers again, with another enjoyable puzzle perfectly pitched for this slot. Thanks Pipsqueak!
Times 29383 – Cryptic creep?
Some solvers have said that the difficulty of these puzzles has increased of late, and I have found that true even of the Monday offerings. As you can see from my time, it was not really hard, but there are some tricks here that require a little thought, particularly some of the literals.
Sunday Times 5188 by David McLean
8:02. A gentle one from Harry this week.
Mephisto 3401 – John Grimshaw
Greetings, barred-grid fans
Quick Cryptic no 3141 by Breadman
A puzzle from Breadman this morning towards the more challenging end of the spectrum
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1757 – 25th October
A middle-of-the-road Jumbo with the usual smattering of harder clues and less familiar words among the easier clues
Times Cryptic 29376 – Sat, 1 November 2025. Flying through? No, wait!
I started well here, but the last few slowed me down dramatically!
Quick Cryptic 3140 by Kybos
Bravo, sir
Times Cryptic No 29381 — Disaster, indeed
53:32. The first word of 1 across was, perhaps, a portent of things to come.
Times 29380 – the return of Tricky Thursday
Time taken: 12:45