I found this relatively gentle, with not too much obscurity or convoluted wordplay
Monthly Club Special No 291 – October 2025
Another monthly treat of interesting words and inventive wordplay.
Times Cryptic 29370 – Sat, 25 October 2025. American oblivion.
Fortunately America wasn’t my special subject! Several clues in this one featured facts about the USA that exposed gaps in my knowledge.
Times Cryptic 29375 – toil but no trouble
Thankfully, and for a change, I understand all of the elements of this relatively easy Friday offering.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3134 by Cheeko
Ouch! A real tester of a Quick Cryptic from Cheeko today.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
Times Cryptic 29374 A chorus of approval.
Time: 25:21, so a challenging piece as far as I’m concerned, though full of delights and flashes of sudden realisation. I’d like to say, as a proper blogger, that I worked everything out as I … Read more “Times Cryptic 29374 A chorus of approval.”
Quick Cryptic 3133 by Izetti
I found this quite tough.
Times Cryptic 29373 – Could Have Been a Contender?
This crossword I think is the third of the preliminary qualifiers at the Championships earlier this month. I found it harder than the second one, but easier than the first.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3132 by Pedro
Nothing too tricky it would seem, just took a while to piece together
QC 3131 by Hurley
Great Crossword today from Hurley