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Author: jackkt
Times Cryptic 28286
Solving time: 33 minutes. An interesting and mostly enjoyable puzzle that seemed to take longer to solve than the time recorded on the clock. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions … Read more “Times Cryptic 28286”
Quick Cryptic 2130 by Corelli
Solving time: 8 minutes. This is only Corelli’s 27th Quick Cryptic although he was amongst the original setters when the puzzle was introduced in 2014. In recent times there has always been an extra hidden … Read more “Quick Cryptic 2130 by Corelli”
Times Cryptic 28280
Solving time: 41 minutes. There were some tricky clues here but I worked my way through it steadily and was reasonably satisfied with my solving time. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions … Read more “Times Cryptic 28280”
Additional Quick Cryptic
Please note there is an error in the Times on-line puzzles section today which has two Quick Cryptics: #2126 by Tracy and #2127 by Joker. #2126 by Tracy is the correct one for Tuesday. The … Read more “Additional Quick Cryptic”
Times Cryptic 28250
My solving time was 40 minutes with a little help on an unfair clue. I had several misgivings about this puzzle as detailed below. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions … Read more “Times Cryptic 28250”
Times Quick Cryptic 2100 by Joker
Solving time: 8 minutes. I found this straightforward, but what did you make of it? As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2100 by Joker”
Times Cryptic 28244
Solving time: 39 minutes. This was a puzzle of two halves for me. The answers in the top half almost wrote themselves in at first glance, but then in the bottom half I saw the … Read more “Times Cryptic 28244”
Times Cryptic 28238
Solving time: 36 minutes. There were some original ideas here and I enjoyed both solving and blogging this puzzle. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and … Read more “Times Cryptic 28238”
Times Quick Cryptic 2090 by Hurley
Solving time: 9 minutes. I found this mostly straightforward but one or two clues slowed my progress around the grid. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2090 by Hurley”