In which the blogger struggles with the new format
Times 29332 – Tricky Thursday, country subtraction edition
Time taken: 11:41. Ground to a halt for a while and had to bring out some paper to work on some longer answers and anagrams.
Times 29331 – not a canine artist, then.
A pleasant workout with a nice balance of wordplay types.
Quick Cryptic No 3090 by Bjorn
A nice one from Bjorn, with an unusual feature.
Quick Cryptic 3089 by Izetti
On the harder end of the Izetti spectrum after several benign ones from our well-known setter.
Times Cryptic 29330
Delayed at the end by two clues.
Times 29329 – Timur rides again
Possibly, a good one in terms of constructions for those contemplating a move to the main cryptic from the Quickie, but with some tricky vocab. So, don’t despair if you have a go, but can’t lick it!
SNITCH under repair
My apologies that the SNITCH (both the 15×15 and the Quick versions) is not currently working. Some changes I did introduced a bug(*) that causes it to crash. I’m working on a fix but it … Read more “SNITCH under repair”
Times Quick Cryptic 3088 by Wurm
A nice QC from Wurm
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1748 – 25 August 2025
Hello again. I liked this one. Not too easy, not too hard, with some very neat clues and generally good surfaces. The sort of crossword where if you think a clue is wrong, it is … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1748 – 25 August 2025”