Tricky Friday from Breadman today.
Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3073 by Wurm
A touch on the trickier side perhaps.
29314 Russ Conway remembered.
22.20: I don’t think this was anywhere near as tricky as I made it, but I do have some excuses, such as tackling a brutal Broteas TLS crossword immediately before the midnight hour and … Read more “29314 Russ Conway remembered.”
Times 29313 – entertaining, budget level.
This is a puzzle I think newcomers to the 15 x 15 cryptic could enjoy tackling.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3072 by Izetti
Hopefully, you didn’t find this puzzle too troubling – to me, it appeared to be of the ‘fairly gentle’ variety
QC 3071 by Oink
Pretty straightforward
Times Cryptic 29312
Not too difficult by comparison with some recent offerings.
Times Quick Cryptic 3070 by Trelawney – when life gives you lemons, juggle them
Hi everyone. I don’t have anything new or unexpected to say about this puzzle, for the good reason that Trelawney is very consistent. Nothing really held me up, so I put in one of my faster times. My standout favourite clue is 19a. Thanks Trelawney!
Times 29311 – In the soup? Yes, it is!
I did not find this particularly difficult, at least to solve. The problem was getting the puzzle, since the Crossword Club is unable to provide it. Fortunately, it eventually appeared in the online newspaper and I was able to print off a copy.
Mephisto 3389 – John Grimshaw
Greetings barred-grid fans. I had no internet connection to my laptop on Saturday, so this is a late blog and a few of the trickier clues have already been discussed in the comments. I found … Read more “Mephisto 3389 – John Grimshaw”