A fine puzzle from Hurley this morning, rather tougher I think than many of his.
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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1785 – 18 April 2026. A dish perhaps not best served anagrammed
Hi all. This didn’t take me too long (about 45 unhurried minutes) but I did use aids for my last answer: I was clueless as to the order of unchecked letters in 2d. I bet I’ll see it all the time now. Nothing much to add other than thanks to the setter. Thanks setter!
Times Cryptic 29526 – Sat, 25 April 2026. Go east, young solver.
Not to say this was hard, but the ones that challenged me were all in the west. 1dn and 24dn, particularly.
Times Cryptic 29531 – ebbing, indeed, but not by mine own fear
Looking back, I think I made a meal of it; most of the clues are pretty straightforward.
Times Quick Cryptic 3290 by Tilt
We have a new Quick Cryptic setter going by the name of Tilt today. Welcome!
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword entitled “A Cry For Help?” here.
Monthly Club Special No 297 – April 2026
Another monthly feast of interesting words and clever wordplay and it is a pangram to boot.
29530 A spelling test
Time: 22:10. A relatively gentle Thursday puzzle in which my main delays were created by the two long across clues, both of which I read badly and fluffed the definitions. Secondary holdups came from the … Read more “29530 A spelling test”
Quick Cryptic 3289 by Loon
Loon’s fourth puzzle, a bit gentler than the others.
Times Cryptic 29529 – A quality product
Hello again. This crossword I thought was about average difficulty, not too hard but not a gimme either…