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Times cryptic 25713 You can find the crossword here. Buy or sell a used ISBN 0008673128 at Charge and fine us elderly for misbehaving! Female rivals at table with the papers? Intelligence facilities incorporated in beds, gates and lamps? Is shocking piece of Did anybody else recognise this grid as being identical to the one used by Felix for his Great Gatsby themed puzzle last Thursday, ably blogged by RolyToly? I spotted it straight Our monarch remains the only living person allowed in The Times crossword, in clues or solutions. Not too many difficulties with this midweek grid from the Joker, which comes with plenty of ‘Insert this/Remove that/IKEA’-style clues and surprisingly few anagrams (3 77 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 2851 by Jimmy” Comments navigation. Author Johninterred Posted on 20th September 2024 at 1:09 AM 18 September 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. For me ACTUAL contained multiple misdirections, I matched “play oddly” as PA, or (PLAY) anagrammed, “take part Times Quick Cryptic 2782 by Izetti. Author Johninterred Posted on 4th October 2024 at 1:35 AM 3 October 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. Following the discussion that followed the inclusion of a "misleading" capital letter As far as I know, my print version of The Times is not yet a smart device, so I was in no danger of receiving one of those dreaded pink squares – not in that clue, at least. Times Cryptic 28969 – fast fail. It seems that I am building up a mini-streak of Romans who were Times Quick Cryptic 2827 by Bjorn. I didn’t know the earring meaning of sleep either, but the cryptic was useful. Only two on the first pass of acrosses and then generally felt above my ability for the rest of the solve. Author Kitty Posted on 16th September 2024 at 7:00 AM 16 September 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. Cicero made it to 63 years old before he was hunted down and killed for his opposition to Mark Antony. Like Penfold, I wondered about Warhol, but came to the same conclusion. curryowen says: 23 September 2024 at 2:04 AM. Edition: Paperback. 16 comments on “Times Cryptic 28980 – Saturday, 27 July 2024. SE corner was my undoing. 87 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2788 by Orpheus” Comments navigation. It is the second-smallest state, but with more than 6. Down: 2: Lovers struggling to install uniform door panels (7): LOUVRES – anagram (“struggling”) of “lovers” with U inside (“to install uniform” – “uniform” is U in NATO alphabet). Our classic Cryptic plus concise and general knowledge puzzles Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. But “pass” is in the clue, which gave me a hint it wasn’t also in the answer. 90 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2515 by Trelawney – too much 3d” ‘Accidental’ appeared 8 times in the exchanges that followed but as you weren’t involved in these you may not have read them. Of course, one’s definition of “newish” will vary considerably Down: 1: See a female offering bread (4): LOAF – LO (see) + A F (a female). We haven't been able to take payment. Biggest slowdown was finding a word to fit I_A_I_. I did biff blubber, but everything else was either from the cryptic or parsed soon afterwards. Author jackkt Posted on 15th October 2024 at 1:58 AM 13 October 2024 Categories Daily Cryptic . Orpheus was being generous as he can appear in Times Cryptic | The famous Times crossword, tormenting solvers since 1930. I’m not sure if this makes things easier, Times Cryptic 28718. Thanks for explaining how to parse SCALED, and also for the interesting histories of ZUMBA and PUZZLE. 15:03 I liked RE-PENT ANT, A NOT HER, FOOL IS H(ot), and IN VOICE. Times Cryptic 29024. Across: 1: One’s depressed so one will stay in bed a little longer! (6,6) SNOOZE BUTTON – cryptic definition: 8: Not for good, but as regularly, arriving at island (7): ANTIGUA – ANTI (not for) + G (good) + {b}U{t} A{s} (regularly): 9: Say nothing about a Book Club day (7): SABBATH. fabian says: 12 January 2024 at 10:55 AM. 15:22. For HARM I didn’t think “in a cast” was necessary but I suppose it’s just hinting to us that the”member” is a body part here. (Cockney super-guy i. It also gives you access to 30 articles per calendar month on The Times website. As soon as TOOLMAKER appeared, I immediately thought of Starmer, a clueing of “PM’s father” would have been fair. Next Next post: Times Quick Cryptic No 2748 by Oink. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES! Block off cathedral? Not quite. Across: 1: One uses trickery to climb eastern slope (10): MOUNTEBANK. On 11a I spent some time Today’s crosswords, sudoku and puzzles from The Times and The Sunday Times. from NATO phonetic alphabet): 6: Mike joining excellent club (4): MACE – M (Mike i. 65 comments on “Times Cryptic 29054” KensoGhost says: 22 October 2024 at 2:47 AM. 11:45. 59, I took a long time to get going today. This was a very fine puzzle, with some real head-scratchers for me. Today’s Puzzle. Times Cryptic 29030. There are two living person references. Was very fooled. Note though that this does not apply to the Sunday Times, which can feature anyone. They always seem to be rock hard. 76 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 2529 by Wurm” curryowen says: 17 November 2023 at 1:27 AM. Hello everybody. It’s still 2023 over here, but not for long. (Last week’s had a reference to a certain orange politician in a clue). Kevin Gregg says: 29 July 2024 at 2:07 AM. That makes two of us. Times Quick Cryptic No 2796 by Joker. I somehow got it in my head Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. 25713 SHEEPS EYES – cryptic hint, referring to Dolly the Sheep. The literals may have been hidden, but if you follow the cryptics answers like stonewall, Newtonian, police station, and postmark Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. Times Cryptic | The famous Times crossword, tormenting solvers since 1930. URANIUM and DICTATE were favourites. Play the Daily New York Times Crossword puzzle edited by Will Shortz online. Across: 1: Bullfighter felt endless love (7): MATADOR. Merlin says: 83 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2818 by Joker” Mendesest says: 28 October 2024 at 7:06 AM. And judging by this puzzle (which is full of wit and tricks but still well-judged as a QC), an excellent addition to the Setters’ Common Room. Cryptic Quintagram | No grid - solve the five cryptic clues using the letters provided. I guess with subject and title you’re meant to be diverted into thinking of the realm of writing and publishing. 59 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2812 by Wurm” curryowen says: 21 October 2024 at 2:59 AM. However, I’m reasonably sure that Orpheus was referring to Thomas Hood (1799-1845). As I expect many other people have also found, “Hood Poet” is the fourth studio album by American rapper Polo G. Author. Excellent word, of the same insult level as Cad or Bounder. If the word “school”appears in the clue it’s going to be that, 99/100 so I think it should now be banned on the basis that it is no longer cryptic in any meaningful sense. Author Kitty Posted on 15th July 2024 at 7:00 AM 15 July 2024 Categories Daily Cryptic. ” BletchleyReject says: 25 May 2024 at 12:23 AM. Hi everybody. Nice anagram. 74 comments on “Times Cryptic 29060” vinyl1 says: 29 October 2024 at 3:28 AM. I had no problem with the singer but I had to take the soccer player on trust. I didn’t know the Welsh DRESSER and PARSIMONIOUS took me the longest because I thought I was looking for MAN instead of Times Quick Cryptic 2550 by Mara. Newer comments. View 88 Comments on Times Quick Cryptic No 2857 by Joker Times Quick Cryptic No 2856 by Orpheus. Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. Down: 1: Broken arm nursed by men he’s tailed (6): MERMAN – anagram (‘broken’) of ARM inside MEN: 2: Gladly send dog out to find insect (5-4-4): DADDY-LONG-LEGS – anagram (‘out’) of GLADLY SEND DOG: 3: Frame way to describe Princess Royal? (7) CHASSIS – CHAS SIS. Across: 1: Woman priest, one who runs things (8) DIRECTOR – DI (‘Woman’) RECTOR (‘priest’): 5: Prophet a doctor originally supported (4): AMOS – A (‘a’) MO (‘doctor’) S (‘originally supported’=first letter of ‘S. Solving time:14 minutes . The sister of ‘Chas’, or as we call him His majesty King Charles the Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. It has its origins in the Italian phrase monta in banco, which translates to “mount on a bench. I like the fact that there is a spectrum of difficulty. plusjeremy says: 6 November 2023 at 1:06 AM. Times Cryptic 28718. Posts By Month. Usually when I say ‘this must be an anagram of words xxx, yyy and zzz’ it then takes me a long time of shuffling letters around to get the answer. Accessibility Links Skip to content. There were no fewer than 5 double definitions today and 8 anagrams. 2: Pavlova maybe following strip finding neckerchief (8): BANDANNA – ANNA (Pavlova maybe) following BAND (strip). Author jackkt Posted on 26th September 2023 at 2:00 AM 26 September 2023 Categories Daily Cryptic . Author rolytoly Posted on 25th January 2024 at 1:48 AM 24 January 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to keep your subscription. | The Times & The Sunday Times This crossword No. The Times Cryptic Monday, May 13 Play Now. VIC is the common abbreviation for, amongst other things, Victoria state in south-eastern Australia. This did not feel like an easy Monday at first, as I struggled to get started in the grid. Around an hour. Across: 1: Old statesman and Commander-in-Chief meeting Cockney super-guy (6): CICERO – CIC (Commander-in-Chief) meeting ‘ERO. BAIT caused a delay until I spotted the anagram. I think I got there in the end although some of it was tricky to unravel. I realised as I typed the explanation that “insight” is a single word that can mean “awareness”. No Parkrun to report as I attended a function this morning before heading off to the “G” for the AFL Grand Final. 23 to get it done. Arrogant folks open up in fortunate times (8) But I think it can also work as just a straightforward, barely cryptic definition of what a law court does. 12:35. 92 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2806 by Pedro – how many ells?” LindsayO says: 14 October 2024 at 7:15 AM. Easy definition, but parsing was tough, Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. Next Next post: Monthly Club Special No 20277 – Oct 2023. 11:49, my last early solve, leaving California tonight. Merlin says: 5 December 2024 at 2:24 AM. I am a beginner and buy The Times partly for the Quick Cryptic. There were also sufficient Times crossword clichés to knock another from the countdown, so there are now 17 Jumbos to go. Down: 1: Victoria area rave in church building (8): VICARAGE – VIC (Victoria) A (area) RAGE (rave). Once (Friday’s DNF) may be accidental, twice (yesterday’s hour-long marathon) could be coincidental, but three times (another DNF today) is a definite loss of form. Now that the competition deadline has passed, If the word “school”appears in the clue it’s going to be that, 99/100 so I think it should now be banned on the basis that it is no longer cryptic in any meaningful sense. 9A was my LOI, failing to see it was a hidden answer for too long. curryowen says: 4 September 2024 at 2:14 AM. the ‘no living person other than the monarch’ rule still applies at The Times (but not at The Sunday Times) so this is likely to have been an oversight. I put in ewes and took it out, then I saw the cryptic and put it in again for my LOI. Author jackkt Posted on 24th September 2024 at 1:30 AM 23 September 2024 Categories Daily Cryptic . 102 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2520 by Joker” Comments navigation. Next Next post: Sunday Times 5102 by David McLean. Smashing the 10-minute barrier with 9. Nice puzzle. Today’s sections . 7: A bit miffed receiving only half as much rice (7) 76 comments on “Times Cryptic No 29093 — A marathon, not a sprint?” Comments navigation. Author rolytoly Posted on 19th September 2024 at 1:41 AM 19 September 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. I’m not thrilled about MAT=felt, I thought about PICADOR which I had to discard, but I guess MAT as in matted. I found enough easy answers to make a confident start in all quarters of the grid but then hit problems and slowed to a crawl. 44 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2335 by Orpheus” vinyl1 says: 20 February 2023 at 1:54 AM. Felt is a cloth made of matted fibres of wool, or fur. 15:25. Quality puzzle, quite tricky. Enjoyed KNOW-ALL, COMPASS, and BRAZENLY most. Down: 2: Neckcloth [wanted] — I freeze (5): AMICE – AM ICE (I freeze): 3: Upset then abuse Highlanders (9): BHUTANESE – anagram of THEN ABUSE. Many Does the Times Style Guide have anything to say on the matter? I was interested in Tina’s comment that the NYT had actively tried to find more female setters and sourced Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. TIMES – double triple definition ‘Numbers clocked’. Reply. Unlike yesterday, I started well by solving 7-8 of the acrosses on first pass and reached just 4 clues to go after about 22-23 minutes (fast for me). Times Cryptic No 28793 — Oh, THAT fish. Cedric Statherby says: 29 July 2024 at 10:23 AM. 3: Being old-fashioned, you, to an extent, loathe electricity (4) THEE – Hidden in [to an extent] loaTHE Electricity. It took me just a little over my average time at 5:35. Menu Close. Each cryptic clue has a definition and a secret meaning hidden in wordplay, which is made up of signpost(s) and fodder. At 9:20, this took me a full five minutes longer than yesterday’s done just beforehand. HAILSTONE was my COD but also took me a long time to figure out. We won. Of course the definition can be comprised of any number of words, Times Cryptic Jumbo 1661 – Subpoenaed in Texas. You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to 70 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 2725 by Beck” curryowen says: 11 July 2024 at 2:08 AM. Parse me the source, please. Fortunately, I knew what an ambo is – what I had to think about is rishi, but knowing maharishi, I felt pretty confident. It’s been awhile since I’ve had any time to do a puzzle other than my blog puzzle, and even then I don’t really feel like I Times Quick Cryptic No 2803 by Orpheus. Times Quick Cryptic No 2671. According to Collins and the OED a QUIRE can also refer to (i) 24 sheets of paper and (ii) in earlier times, “four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves”. Dolly will soon be celebrating her 28th birthday, having had her original brain transplanted into what I believe This time, the rearranged words come first, All cryptic clues can be expected to contain a definition of the answer, either at the start or end of the clue. In another century, and besides the wretch is dead! Times Quick Cryptic No 2581 by Izetti. Across: 1: Trouble involving Republican poet’s fellowship (11): BROTHERHOOD. I had all but four answers as I reached my half-hour target but needed another 16 minutes to work through the remainder. Approaching medium-paced in my opinion, this is quite a 86 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 2749 by Asp” Comments navigation. As for ONESELF But I did really enjoy the rest of this, PIRATE, LOCUST, FATALLY et al. Down: 1: Hand in your notice, or agree to an updated contract? (6) RESIGN – Double definition. – BOTHER (trouble) including R for Republican, plus HOOD, a poet. I enjoyed all the interesting facts re the origin and/or development of many of the clues- thanks! Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. ” MartinP1 says: 3 August 2024 at 3:50 AM “I found this harder than recent Saturdays” You found it harder, Bruce?! Times Cryptic | The famous Times crossword, tormenting solvers since 1930. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. Knowledge is Power, France is Bacon. The latest Crossword puzzles from The Times and The Sunday Times. . Down: 1: Unfortunately Rome date not up to much (8): MODERATE – (ROME DATE)*: 2: Encourage awareness, might one say? (6) INCITE – Homophone [might one say] of “insight” (awareness). glh says: 29 August 2024 at 2:21 AM. Times Quick Cryptic No 2785 by Joker. 70 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2740 by Izetti” SteveB says: 29 July 2024 at 1:20 AM. Next Next post: Sunday Times 5128 by Robert Price. Solving time: 13:29. DAMASK is a heavy cloth with a woven pattern; it is often but not necessarily made of silk, hence the question-mark to indicate that Times Quick Cryptic No 2798 by Alex. Try free NYT games like the Mini Crossword, Ken Ken, Sudoku & SET plus our new subscriber-only puzzle Spelling Bee. * Those of you who tackle the 15×15 in the Sunday Times will immediately have thought “David McLean”. Yuck. Yes, pretty easy. News; World; Comment; Business; Sport; A Puzzles subscription gives you unlimited access to Times Puzzles. Times Crossword Solutions; Times Cryptic Crossword Solutions; Daily Mail Crossword Solutions; New York Times Crossword Solutions Sub 2 ⚡ min solve on The Times Cryptic Quintagram puzzle published on 12 Dec 2024. Author plusjeremy Posted on 22nd December 2023 at 2:12 AM 22 December 2023 Categories Daily Cryptic. I don’t think ‘according to’ is part of the def but on the other hand I’m not sure Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. | The Times & The Sunday Times We haven't been able to take payment You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to keep your subscription. 67 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2510 by Mara” curryowen says: 23 October 2023 at 1:26 AM. Slowed down by thinking did nursing work was tended not TREATED and I didn’t see PRY from peer. – SH (say nothing) around A + B (book) + BAT (club). – MAT (felt) + ADOR {E} (love). Nothing very exciting (I could be missing more) but there’s a little present in the grid, both Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. Obscure? Maybe. No problem with the various idioms P mentions, some of Times Quick Cryptic No 2786 by Mara. I understood that the ones earlier in the week are supposed to be easier. Surprised to not read of other DNF as a result of this – presumably something that has come up many times before in the 15×15 Previous Previous post: Times Cryptic 28748. I know what my problem was: perfunctory proofing before submitting (although I too was unaccountably slow). New It has appeared at least six times before in a Times Quick Cryptic. If you are interested in trying our previous offerings you can find an index to all 110 here. | The Times & The Sunday Times. Thanks for parsing DREARY for me. The man of the house was the Hlaford or Loaf-ward/Loaf-guard (ie bread keeper), and his other half was the Hlafdige, or loaf-kneader (ie bread maker – whether The latest Crossword puzzles from The Times and The Sunday Times. Today we have thirteen definitions at the start, twelve at the end and one pure cryptic, in which case the whole clue is the definition. I agree, not very tricky. Anyway, I got there in the end. Most of this flew in, then a few held me up a few minutes, and ultimately I failed on 3d. BOLOGNA and DISPUTE were my favourites. 7 million people is the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), and the most densely populated Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. It has appeared at least six times before in a Times Quick Cryptic. Merlin says: 4 December 2024 at 5:34 AM. AP’s feet were extremely arched, requiring extra support to be added to her shoe soles. Chap has difficulty — getting down this? Number one zoo employee? Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. Not immediately obvious, to me at least. This felt a little tricky for a quickie: although it didn’t last much longer than usual, certainly no Monday picnic. CALYPSo for ballad, POT for trophy, EROS for lover boy, and SEISMIC for dramatic were definitions that held me up. It's a shame several of the exotic solutions came from anagrammy clues, though. 2: Refer to part of bible in speech for embellishment (13): ORNAMENTATION – ORATION (speech) contains NAME (refer to ) & NT (part of Bible). Sunday June 16 2024. Many A long time taken but an ultimately satisfying solve. Author Templar Posted on 7th November 2024 at 2:00 AM 7 November 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. Solving time: 35 minutes. Bread is one of the most basic of foods, and the word loaf, in Anglo-Saxon hlaf, is the basis of our modern words Lord and Lady. Author galspray Posted on 28th September 2024 at 3:33 AM Categories Quick Cryptic Blogging from Melbourne this week. CAN for “prison”; TANKER for “ship”; O for “old”; US for “American”. I feel I was at a definite disadvantage being from the US, so I’m interested to hear how you all got on. Solving time: 6:38. LindsayO says: 24 July 2024 at 1:49 AM. Approaching medium-paced in my opinion, this is quite a Down: 1: Mum joins church club (4): MACE – MA (‘Mum’) CE (‘church’): 2: End of trying — I have to yield (4): GIVE – G (‘End of tryinG’) I’VE (‘I have’): 3: Great sites for redevelopment according to schemes (10): STRATEGIES – Anagram (‘for redevelopment’) of GREAT SITES. Or at least a double definition of sorts as the second definition is usually spelt with a hyphen as RE-SIGN; Collins, Chambers and the ODE apps all have the “sign again” sense as a separate entry with a hyphen and not under the senses of the single word. – MOUNT (climb) + E{astern} + BANK (slope). Across: 7: Prosecutor with face covering: silk? (6) DAMASK – during Covid I did a 4 week trial in which masks were compulsory unless speaking; I used silk ones, since I found them so much more comfortable. Across: 1: Dodgy men book her single-parent residence? (6,4) BROKEN HOME – (men book her)*, with the anagram indicator being “dodgy”. Perhaps some tricky things going on if you’re newish to these things. I agree ENNOBLE is pretty weak. Didn’t fully trust ISM until EMISSION was solved. Here we have the familiar collection of clever anagrams, interspersed with double and cryptic definitions, several of which made me smile on a grey Monday morning. 4: Times Cryptic 28812 – Sat, 13 Jan 2024. SAMOSA was a bit chewy, the longer ones took long enough to be engaging without becoming frustrating. Five cryptic clues with the letters provided waiting to be unravelled - so A Puzzles subscription gives you unlimited access to Times Puzzles. Search The Times and The Sunday Times. Author Templar Posted on 10th October 2024 at 2:00 AM 10 October 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. Author Mike Harper Posted on 11th December 2024 at 1:27 AM 9 December 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. I thought a couple, such as the convoluted parsing required for PAPRIKA, and the stupid plant, pushed the outside of the quickie envelope. 86 comments on “Quick Cryptic No 2574 by Breadman” david says: 17 January 2024 at 1:56 AM. 12:40 for me today – took me longer than the regular puzzle. 4:23. Gerry Murphy says: 30 October 2023 at 10:29 AM. I think that this is quite an easy one because I almost managed the perfect clean sweep (all clues in order), blown out only by 11a. All done and dusted fairly quickly. And the place to look, Times Cryptic Jumbo 1695 – 28 September 2024. 10:29. I don’t believe it’s due to the fact that the DT clues are necessarily easier. Winds round from the south east. You can have LOUVRES in windows as well as doors so this should perhaps have been clued as a definition by example. Tough word for a QC. 5 comments on “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1677 – 1st June” Kevin Gregg says: 15 June 2024 at 2:51 AM. Solving time: 46 minutes. 62 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2560 by Alex” I NHO manky, but it seemed likely enough. 2: Release clipped hound, barking satisfactorily (6) Times Cryptic 28988. curryowen says: 1 January 2024 at 2:10 AM. I somehow got it in my head Times Cryptic 29024. Well done, George, I think you have nailed it. Solving time: 47 minutes with quite a few bits unparsed as I began my blog. I had a shocking time with this – not quite my slowest against Jalna, missing by only six seconds. Definitions underlined in bold italics, (Abc)* indicating anagram of Abc, {deletions} and [] other indicators. Down: 1: Philosopher that’s brought home successfully (5): BACON – Cryptic def, refers to the expression “Bringing home the BACON”. I particularly liked 1D and 4D. No problems today. Times Cryptic 29048. Easiest Saturday cryptic I’ve ever done. I often find the DT cryptic easier than the Times QC. but I just can’t seem to finish the Saturday quick cryptic anymore. Author Mike Harper Posted on 2nd October 2024 at 1:33 AM 1 October 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to SWIMSUIT – nice cryptic definition, with a play on a habit being clothing, and a crawl being a stroke in swimming. It’s a perfect example of something I keep banging on about, the importance of spotting the definition in a cryptic crossword clue. Times Quick Cryptic No 2832 by Mara. I found this quite straightforward. A fairly middle-of-the-road Quick Cryptic from Mara today, I thought. 36 comments on “Times Cryptic 28920 – Saturday, 18 May 2024. 23:15. A good Mephisto of average difficulty with a handful of nice clues. 57 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 2724 by Jalna” curryowen says: 10 July 2024 at 1:48 AM. Kevin Gregg says: 15 July 2024 at 1:45 AM. Across: 1: Concert work bringing in tango in timely fashion (8): PROMPTLY – PROM (Concert) then PLY (work) bringing in T (tango i. That’s the Quick Cryptic today. 80 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2728 by Joker” Comments navigation. Times Cryptic Jumbo | More cryptic clues and longer words to keep you puzzling away. I found this a bit tough in places, and needed 13. 13:34. I got RIFLE then stopped again, but the downs were more helpful and INSTANTANEOUSLY came quickly. 82 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 2736 by Joker” Comments navigation. 10 comments on “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1686 – ton up” Kevin Gregg says: 17 August 2024 at 2:35 AM. I used to fly over 100 times a year and I can’t ever remember it being called a Boarding Card. Next Next post: Sunday Times 5132 by David McLean – any color as long as it’s 18-1239. knock off the initial H). Author jackkt Posted on 18th December 2023 at 1:00 AM 14 December 2023 Categories Quick Cryptic. A medium strength Jumbo peppered with some well-written clues and some spicy solutions. 16:20. TimesAnIllusion says: Times Cryptic Jumbo 1691 – from Adam Ant to Steely Dan. Down: 1: Prison ship getting old American irritable (12): CANTANKEROUS – I found this hard because first I struggled to get past “hulk” for “prison ship” (lift and separate, dear boy, lift and separate) and then I had the false F checker from “fabe” (see 11a). I wonder if I will be alone in finding this a little unkind – not all family units with one parent are the result of a broken relationship, as some are planned from the start and others the result of the early death of a partner. Down: 1: Hapless comic, floundering, concludes successfully (12) ACCOMPLISHES – (HAPLESS COMIC)*. upported’). One of the Twelve Minor Prophets I’m told and he has his own book in the Old Testament. A neat quick cryptic from Alex today, with a couple of new definitions for me, but they didn’t hold me up much – I Times Cryptic | The famous Times crossword, tormenting solvers since 1930. I was on for a fast finish before I was held up by my LOI 4A (a classic breezeblock), and this pushed me out to 11:38. Perhaps some will hate it, but I love it. NHO BEARD as a verb, and BARED for “confront” looked just as likely. Same here, 10:17. I also enjoyed OFF the END and NO NET. Perhaps it’s down to the fact that the clues there tend to be a little longer, which gives me more to play with. Next Next post: Quick Cryptic No 2706 by Mara. Time: 9:09. I also found this puzzle quite enjoyable, with a modicum of difficulty. ”This referred to a quack or charlatan who would stand on a bench in public places, Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. Challenge yourself with the latest Times Cryptic Crossword or scroll down to access previous puzzles. Our classic Cryptic plus concise and general knowledge puzzles. Anyway, A very enjoyable puzzle from Orpheus today – I usually find his puzzles well crafted and fun, and this was no exception. 95 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2767 by Felix” Comments navigation. vinyl1 says: 8 August 2024 at 2:18 AM. 25713 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Aug 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. When it first came up early in the solve I gave up and left it until last. Author Mike Harper Posted on 13th November 2024 at 1:20 AM 10 November 2024 Categories Quick Cryptic. You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to Previous Previous post: Times Cryptic No 28793 — Oh, THAT fish Next Next post: Times Cryptic 28788 – Sat, 16 Dec 2023. Find the latest concise and cryptic games including Quintagram here. A fairly smooth ride through the complexities of the brain of Orpheus. A few of the answers triggered something – could the theme be Seven Drunken Nights? jackkt says: 29 August 2024 at 5:48 AM. from NATO phonetic alphabet) joining ACE (excellent): 8: Hurry to protect one manuscript likely to fall apart (6): FLIMSY – FLY (Hurry) Cryptic Quintagram | No grid - solve the five cryptic clues using the letters provided. Quadrophenia says: 14 September 2024 at 5:00 AM. Solving time: 8:14. Author jackkt Posted on 17th September 2024 at 2:01 AM 17 September 2024 Categories Daily Cryptic. A new setter! How exciting. The Times Cryptic. Author vinyl1 Posted on 9th December 2024 at 3:46 AM 9 December 2024 Categories Daily Cryptic. Also, if I’m honest, I find the DT cryptic a lot less pompous the Times. How do I upgrade my subscription? Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. 11:05. 4: Argument after a number of cars get bigger again (6): REGROW – ROW (argument) after REG (a number of cars): 5: Rated bottom of class, / feared catastrophe (7,3,5): THOUGHT THE Times Quick Cryptic | A gentler workout, great for building up your cryptic solving powers. I was left with _ N_I_S. The first step to solving a cryptic clue can be identifying which part is fodder, signpost or definition: Fodder: a strange combination of words and letters is often a sign of wordplay fodder - you need to use these letters. Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic No 2712 by Jalna. Times Cryptic 28946. A Puzzles subscription gives you unlimited access to Times Puzzles. Cedric Statherby says: 11 May 2024 at 8:59 AM. 81 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 2772 by Breadman” Comments navigation. Times Quick Cryptic No 2786 by Mara. 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