Click here to read about the origin of this series of crosswords.
A brief history of the origins of these crosswords for those who are new to them. As a blogger of the Times Quick Cryptic Crossword on Times For The Times every other Friday, I have often had comments on the blog bemoaning that The Times only provides a Quick Cryptic on Mondays to Fridays. When I finally gave up work at the end of February last year, I decided that I would try my hand at compiling crosswords. It was with some trepidation that I published, in May, the first of these Weekend Quick Cryptics to fill the gap. Well it seemed to go down well so I did another. And then my fellow crossword solver and commenter on Time for the Times, Phil Jordan, volunteered to produce some too! So now we alternate, publishing each new crossword via my Friday Quick Crossword blog. You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here.
This time it is my turn to provide the fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic crossword. Once again there is a bit of a seasonal theme. You can try and solve it interactively here or download a PDF to print here. Alternatively you can copy and print the image below. Comments and queries welcome here or with the solution post. I will react to them as soon as I can.
Another excellent weekend puzzle. On the trickier side I felt, but not too far. Finished in just under 40 minutes, with the SW corner causing the most problems. COD to 23a. Thanks John.
ReplyDeleteTricky, but I completed it. Much enjoyed, thank you, John.
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