I found this crossword to be of moderate difficulty, but for me it had too many “I suppose it works” clues to be as satisfying as our usual Wednesday offerings. It took me about 40 minutes and a bit longer to parse them all …
Times Cryptic 28292
My first blog in the new forum! I’m very pleased to see the back of all those advertisements in Russian. And so to business as usual….
Times Cryptic No 28284 – Saturday, 7 May 2022. Solved to the sounds of Haydn?
I’d never heard of the political arrangement at 12D, so no music played for me … tho’ I’m sure it was different for some. Anyhow, the answer was clear from the helpers. Nor was my … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28284 – Saturday, 7 May 2022. Solved to the sounds of Haydn?”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1553 – 30 April 2022
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was rather more straightforward than average, with no unknowns and only one spelling issue (at 34dn). Certainly a great deal easier than the beast that was 1548, the last one I blogged. There seemed to be a lot of girls (Ena, Esther, Lucy, Susie) and quite a lot of extremely long single words clued with anagrams. What did you think?
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1553 – 30 April 2022
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was rather more straightforward than average, with no unknowns and only one spelling issue (at 34dn). Certainly a great deal easier than the beast that was 1548, the last … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1553 – 30 April 2022”
Times Cryptic No 28284 – Saturday, 7 May 2022. Solved to the sounds of Haydn?
I’d never heard of the political arrangement at 12D, so no music played for me … tho’ I’m sure it was different for some. Anyhow, the answer was clear from the helpers. Nor was my geography up to naming the answer to 2D – that one I had to look up. Everything else was within my ken.
Quick Cryptic 2134 by Teazel
This took a while to get going, and I stared for ages at 15dn until it twigged, so an above-par time of 9 minutes for me. Nice surfaces generally. My COD has to be 16ac. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 2134 by Teazel”
Times 28,289: Friday the Sans Teeth
Well, if you can’t count on an absolute stinker of a tough Friday puzzle on Friday 13th, when can you count on one, I ask you? This was all pretty gentle stuff, add or insert … Read more “Times 28,289: Friday the Sans Teeth”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2133 by Mara
A plethora of anagrams and double definitions from Mara today, my second consecutive blog of a Mara puzzle. I like the dd at 1d, and the device used to drop letters from 16d, and give … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2133 by Mara”
Times 28288 – all welly, no wanging
Time taken: 8:59. Parts of this were tricky, and there were two that I had my fingers crossed for when I hit submit, but they both turned out to be OK. I usually solve online, … Read more “Times 28288 – all welly, no wanging”