26134 Having a great hair day.
A painstaking 16.12 for this likeable if not terribly demanding number, which contrives to be my second running with no "hidden" clue (other than 9d, of course - see comments below) , no soundalike...
View ArticleTimes Quick Cryptic Crossword No 338 by Mara
Solving time: Reasonably straightforwardA nice puzzle with clues to make you smile, the mark of a good puzzle, so that solving it doesn't feel a chore.I didn't find anything too taxing, although the...
View ArticleQuick Cryptic No 339 by Tracy
A steady ten minute solve for this well balanced puzzle at the harder end of the Quickie spectrum in my opinion. Only a couple of words which may be obscure to overseas solvers, unless you know your...
View ArticleClub Monthly 20177 June 2015 - Pyrenees Edition
About 40 minutes in one session, so unusually quick for me and thus another one on the easier side. I felt helped by having heard of quite a lot of the required words, or at least similar ones.. for...
View ArticleTimes 26135 - best of the week, for me.
Sorry for monopolising the blogging rights today; I am subbing for Verlaine, who, as we read this, is most likely crawling out of his sleeping bag in a damp field in Glastonbury. I hope V you are not...
View ArticleJumbo 1154 (posted on behalf of Helen Ougham)
...as she's currently somewhere in France with no Internet access. Over to Helen.Not too difficult, but including a few uncommon words, such as VIDELICET and FAIENCE, one of which - CONDUCTUS - I'd...
View ArticleSaturday Times 26130 (20th June)
Solving time 12:10, so on the easy end of the spectrum. Maybe because there was a lot of General Knowledge required which happened to suit me because I knew it! Well, most of it - I'd never heard of...
View ArticleSunday Times 4647 by Dean Mayer
Some of the comments on the Forum this week suggested this may have been one of Dean's easier offerings (such things are, of course, relative) - but for me it was tricky enough!I thought this was a...
View ArticleMephisto 2860 by Tim Moorey
Straightforward puzzle for solstice day so even if you were up to see the sun rise you shouldn't have had too much trouble.Across1PSIS - P(S)I'S; singular=S; Greek number 700,000 (number of new drachma...
View ArticleTimes 26137 - Golden cymbals flying....
Solving time: 26 minutesMusic: Dvorak, Symphony #9, Kertesz/VPOOnce again, an easier puzzle has fallen to my lot. I wrote most of the answers in at sight, but got stuck a little at the end. Sometimes I...
View ArticleTimes Quick Cryptic 340 by Joker
It's only three puzzles since we last heard from Joker! I forgot to note my starting time but I don't think this delayed me longer than 10 minutes. I'm working under adverse conditions at the moment...
View ArticleQuick Cryptic no 341 by Felix
I wish I'd been able to find this in advance and enjoyed a more leisurely solve of this challenging crossword. If others found it easy I will know I've been rushing but I currently believe this to be...
View ArticleTimes 26,138
After we were eased into the week with yesterday's puzzle, today's didn't require any greater stretching of the little grey cells. I think most people would like a little more challenge in the daily...
View ArticleQuick Cryptic Number 342 by Teazel
Thought this one was of moderate difficulty - some easy ones and a few that were quite tricky. Couple I did not know (4dn and 15dn) but both were reasonably clear from the wordplay and cross...
View ArticleTimes 26139
I found this significantly more difficult than yesterday's or Monday's, although having consumed enough wine for both Mrs K and me last evening during our celebratory dinner, I am not at my sparkling...
View ArticleTimes 26140 - pickles on the side
Solving time : 10:07 on the club timer - I would probably have cracked 10 minutes if I knew the stew at 9 across - had to pick through the alphabet for correct part of the clue that meant "pickle"....
View ArticleTimes Quick Cryptic Number 343 by Izetti - Cometh the hour, cometh the Don
Hi everyoneSolving time: straightforwardWe are in the capable hands of Sir Don of Manley today who has produced a nice friendly puzzle that fully sits within the QC canon. Apologies about the format...
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Times 26,141: Infotainment Interrobang
Ah, it's good to be back in the world of hot mattresses, soft mattresses and daily crossword puzzles. Many thanks to pipkirby for covering for me last week, and clad in such fashion-forward apparel...
View ArticleQuick Cryptic No 344 by Flamande
Unable to solve ahead because the URL number was not in sequence from yesterday's, I tackled this in bed on waking and had hardly begun my tea and toast before finishing it in 5 or 6 minutes. It's at...
View ArticleSub required for next Tuesday
Jackkt has told me he's going to be unavailable to blog next Tuesday's main puzzle (7th July).Any takers?
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