The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword book 1: 80 challenging quick cryptic crosswords from The Times (The Times Crosswords)

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Hi everybody. Despite a good start this took me two minutes over average time, so I clearly had to think a bit. I didn’t know the Wyoming city and had to trust the wordplay, but have no other issues to report. My COD is 15a. I could imagine someone of that name procrastinating by doing this crossword and their reaction on reading that clue. Thanks Izetti!

SS for “Direction repeated” seems a bit weak. Maybe “ Casual about Motorway Nazis (6)” might have been a bit much. Definitions underlined in italics, (ABC)* indicating anagram of ABC, {} deletions and [] other indicators. Across I usually solve online, but this time I had to grab some paper to scribble out the long anagrams and try to decipher them.RHONE - sounds like ROAN, which can describe the white and coloured patchy coat of horses, cows, and other animals. RESECT - not 100% sure, but I think this is REST (support, as in snooker) with EC (City of London, hence financial centre) inserted. CONFETTI - Another CD, A eference to the littering that often takes place as the happy couple emerge from the church, or registry office.

CARP– I think this is a double definition. I tried to convince myself that ‘grouse’ and ‘beef’ make this a triple, but they are basically the same meaning of ‘carp’, to complain. GENOA — GEN (army officer), with briefly indicating that an abbreviation is used, followed by O (round) and A

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THORNDIKE– THORN [that you’d not want in your side] + {vetoe}D + IKE. Sybil, with whom in mind for the title role George Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan. Odd word, you may have heard of Metatarsal, from the Tarsus, bones in the foot. This is its plural. And St Paul came from Tarsus in Turkey. At The Times, Richard Rogan has been responsible for editing and creating the Cryptic crosswords since 2014. Well, I have the honour and privilege to blog a new Setter today, or at least a new Setter’s name (I did think that the ‘filthy place’ in 7d might be a nod towards our regular porcine Setter). These cryptic crosswords are sure to keep you engaged for a long time and be your best partners in your solitary times. The clues are twisted and they make you think about a hundred possible options making your brain work at lightning speed. This exercise makes your brain sharper and enhances your memory power.